Physician (Primary Care) - Langley AFB, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

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.

Duties

Clinical Responsibilities:

1. Perform appropriate evaluations, diagnosis and treatment of patients.

• Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions in units/programs in the Hampton VA Medical Center to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management.
• Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
• Orders diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
• Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with the Joint Commission, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), VA policies and procedures, clinical · practice guidelines, VISN standards, national statues and regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory continuing education, and HIPPA policies.
• Specific tasks are itemized in each physicians credentialing and privileging package.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by the chief of primary care services.

Recruitment Incentive:
Authorized


Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.


EDRP Authorized: Contact Monique Head at and Mayleka Hicks Amerson at , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance


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


Work Schedule:
Monday- Friday 8am-4:30p.m
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