Staff Physician (Primary Care)

Job Title

PACT Physician Primary Care

Job Description

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be June 01, 2026, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

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

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off 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 (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

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

The incumbent serves as the PACT Physician Primary Care at the patient-focused Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Healthcare System (ATLVAMC) and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). The incumbent is directly supervised by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Primary Care.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Physician's primary responsibility is to provide primary care services for a panel of patients assigned.
• Physicians will perform exams according to performance guidelines and procedures and dictate/type notes according to policy/procedure.
• Other duties may include screening outpatient to determine need for further care, evaluating unscheduled patients under the physician's care, ordering diagnostic studies, carrying out health promotion and disease prevention activities, initiating and expediting requests for consultations and scheduling special tests and studies.

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Adheres to operational policies and procedures for the primary care team, established by the Chief Medical Officer, Regional Director and/or Chief, Primary Care.
• Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate service.
• Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders and encounters for all patients.
• Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g. entering diagnostic and procedure codes).
• Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the Chief Medical Officer/Regional Director/Chief of Primary Care and facility Director.
• Attends regular Service Line Staff meetings, Clinic Team meetings and complies with Primary Care Service Line peer review procedures.
• Works effectively with team members to facilitate care including timely completion of medical forms, caring responses to patient complaints and other administrative duties.
• Maintains current BLS certification and performs completion of mandatory educational classes.
• Responds to the Patient Align Tracking System (PATS), White House and/or Congressional correspondences when assigned (patient complaints).
• Assists the facility as a Physician Supervision/Collaboration for a Restricted Practice Authority (NPs), when needed.

Academic/Teaching/Training opportunities are available at several clinics with residents and/or medical students.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Subject to change based on the needs of the agency.