Physician - Primary Care

Direct Jobs; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 150.000 - 200.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A healthcare provider is seeking a physician to deliver direct patient care to Veterans. The position involves working collaboratively within a healthcare team and utilizing various telehealth technologies. Candidates must hold a medical degree and possess strong communication skills. This role offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity for remote work.

Leistungen

Competitive salary

Annual performance bonus

Generous Paid Time Off policy

Federal health and retirement benefits

Qualifikationen

• Must be a US citizen or meet VA Policy requirements.
• Must have completed residency training in an accredited program.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English required.

Aufgaben

• Provide direct patient care and coordinate medical care for Veterans.
• Perform histories and physical exams on outpatients.
• Prescribe medications within scope of practice.

Kenntnisse

Patient care

Team coordination

Communication skills

Patient education

Multimodal care delivery

Ausbildung

Degree of doctor of medicine

Full unrestricted medical license

Jobbeschreibung

Summary

This position is a VISN based position located in VISN 12 Clinical Resource Hub (CRH). CRH is a repository of clinical and administrative staff. Staff within the CRH are expected to provide interprofessional services to VISN 12 facilities that are underserved or experiencing gaps in clinicians due to the inability to match provider supply with demand. Services provided by CRH staff are conducted via multiple modalities - Veteran Video Connect (VVC) - Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT) - and phone.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board certified or eligible in Internal medicine or family medicine with at least 5 years of outpatient primary care practice experience
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: This work is mostly sedentary and requires some standing - bending and carrying light items
• The incumbent must have the ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time to interact with the patients and other services.

Duties

• The incumbent will provide direct patient care full time and work as a member of an expanded healthcare team (social worker - dietician - clinical pharmacists - behavioral health clinician - and a care manager) to oversee and coordinate medical care for a population of Veterans in a group practice setting utilizing the PACT model
• Duties include - but not limited to: Provide direct patient care full-time and works as a member of an expanded healthcare team (social worker - dietitian - clinical pharmacist - behavioral health clinicians - and care manager) to oversee and coordinate medical care
• Provide comprehensive care for Veterans for a panel size of approximately 900-1200 patients or serve walk-ins
• Perform initial histories and physical examination on outpatients using CVT technology and/or face-to-face visits
• Provide ongoing outpatient care for assigned patients
• Screen outpatients to determine the new for further care
• Prescribe medications within defined scope of practice
• Order diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests - x-rays - electrocardiograms
• Review need for and order health promotion and disease prevention measures
• Initiate respond to and expediate request for consultations - special tests and studies
• Provide education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care - medical conditions - and use of prescribed treatments and drugs
• Serve as an attending/teaching physician for internal medicine residents/students as assigned
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [e-mail] 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: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Monday to Friday This position is remote work eligible and is exempted from return to office requirements
• Remote exempted positions are reviewed annually and do not imply permanent remote work status.