Primary Care Physician - Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder

Job Title

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• The Staff Physician, Spinal Cord Injury Service is responsible for care of Veterans with acute and chronic SCI in a collaborative interdisciplinary environment for clinical care of outpatients and inpatients, consultative services, providing education to patients, families and caregivers.
• Participates in accreditation meetings or surveys as needed.
• Support all VA and SCI/D Service policies and procedures.
• May participate in Quality Management activities.
• May be required to lecture or make presentations on SCI-related topics to other SCI staff or other services.
• Perform specialty procedures as delineated in their clinical privileges.
• This provider will also serve Veterans with limb loss, completing initial evaluations and providing ongoing follow up care.
• SCI/D and amputee training must be completed in a timely manner after employment through our SCI/D Center in Minneapolis if not current and must be maintained according to the current relevant directive.
• This physician will act as the SCI/D Spoke PACT and provide primary care and consultative services including inpatient consults throughout the facility for eligible Veterans with SCI/D. SCI/D Spoke PACT staff is responsible for all enrolled Veterans with SCI/D in the facility's designated catchment area (that is, all Veterans who live closer to the SCI/D Spoke PACT facility than any other VA medical facility). Physicians will work with the SCI/D Center and Hub teams to provide SCI/D appropriate care to those Veterans.
• Primary care providers in the outpatient setting are typically assigned a panel of patients to manage. Panel size is determined by the SCI/D Directive Guidelines (VHA Directive 1176(2) or current SCI/D directive). Panel size will reflect the complexity of caring for Veterans with SCI/D, increased frequency and duration of appointments, case management responsibilities, required inpatient consultative services, coordinative care with the designated SCI/D Center, and telehealth care.
• This physician will be primarily responsible for management of the panel of spinal cord injury patients but may be extended to other duties as needed. Typically, these duties are designated at the time of joining but occasionally during employment, participation in special projects pertinent to the assigned section may be necessary.
• During employment, participation in activities/committees/boards/projects may be necessary as dictated by strategic or other initiatives/taskings.

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Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. Alternative work hours, if desired, should be agreed upon at the time of hire.