Physician-Primary Care

Job Title

The incumbent will be responsible to provide comprehensive medical care, under the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model, to a panel of patients managed under PCMM guidelines.

The incumbent is expected to be attentive to patient education, preventive care and be able to work well in an interdisciplinary team to provide high quality primary care.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manages chronic conditions, evaluates and treats inter-current medical conditions. Determine medical assessment and develop treatment plans according to accepted protocols.
• Collaborates with a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) to provide accessible, comprehensive, coordinated, continuous care to an assigned panel of patients.
• Must provide comprehensive care for female veterans as a Women's Health PCP including age appropriate cervical and breast cancer screening, menopause and contraceptive management, and initial evaluation of basic gynecological concerns.
• Performs a variety of disease prevention related activities including sex and age specific screenings, mental health screenings, and health promotion activities.
• Screens for, evaluates and treats uncomplicated common mental health disorders, including depression and common addictions, with referrals made to mental health providers for further evaluation and treatment as appropriate.
• Provide Buprenorphine treatment in the management of Opioid Use Disorder per DEA guidance.
• Primary care physicians will have responsibility for supervision of or collaboration with primary care mid-level providers.
• Physicians are expected to provide clinical oversight and to participate in peer review of other primary care providers through periodic chart reviews.
• Primary care physicians will act as surrogates for absent primary care providers when needed, to include review of CPRS view alerts.
• Primary care physicians will regular attend primary care staff meetings, departmental meetings and medical staff meetings.
• Timely documentation (notes and encounter forms) is necessary in all areas in accordance with facility policy.
• All administrative work should be completed in a timely fashion.
• Clinical reminders should be addressed as medically appropriate.
• Quality of care should meet professional standards.
• Utilization of all Virtual Care modalities is an expectation of this position.
• Provide timely follow-up on results, including completion of view alerts.
• Prescribe medication according to approved formulary, and in accordance with Federal and State Law.
• Consults other specialties as appropriate, according to service agreements.
• Demonstrates flexibility in responding to clinic demands, adhere to personal and professional obligations and responsibilities, practice and maintain ethical standards, and sustain a work environment that is harmonious and customer service oriented.
• Cover unassigned/unscheduled patients or clinic when a provider is on leave or when there is a provider vacancy, urgent need.
• Assignments may include management of specialty PACT such as Women's health PACT, SCI PACT, OEF/OIF PACT, Homeless or GERI PACT.
• Travel to other sites within the Health Care System to cover provider shortage.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor, the incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs) The candidate must be willing to be placed, detailed or temporarily assigned to other services and/or locations for operational needs or during regional or national emergencies)

Travel/Driving: You may be required to travel for this position

US Department of Veterans Affairs