Ph Physician (VDHRNX01)

Go VCE; Roanoke (VA); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13 paid holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plans

Sick leave

Personal leave

Annual leave

Job summary

Virginia Department of Health seeks a Ph Physician (Physician I) at the Roanoke HQ. The position requires Virginia physician licensure and DEA registration, with a wage range of $100.00 to $120.00.

The role involves direct and indirect patient care within the RCAHD settings and supervision of medical staff as needed. Wage employees are governed by state provisions; the department emphasizes service delivery, education, and collaboration with public health programs.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of adult, adolescent, and/or pediatric medicine.
• Experience in medical management of adults and pediatric patients.
• Excellent communication with patients, families and staff.
• Ability to educate and train students and staff regarding patient care.
• Ability to utilize resources appropriately and make referrals as needed.
• Completion of an approved residency program in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics or obstetrics/gynecology.
• Board certification (or eligibility) in field of specialization.
• Virginia physician licensure and DEA Registration.

Responsibilities

• Direct patient care in specified medical areas.
• Records visits concisely and documents plans and interventions.
• Prepares medical summaries for referrals or records requests.
• Reviews laboratory results and takes appropriate actions.
• Provides education to patients and staff on health topics.
• Mentors visiting medical students, residents and fellows.

Skills

Medical knowledge

Clinical management

Communication skills

Teaching / mentoring

Referrals & resources

Team coordination

Education

Residency in Internal Medicine / Family Medicine / Pediatrics / OB-GYN

Board certification or eligibility

Job description

Title: Ph Physician (VDHRNX01)

State Role Title: Physician I

Hiring Range: $100.00 to $120.00

Pay Band: 7

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: ROANOKE HQ

Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Consider joining the Virginia Department of Health as we foster healthy and resilient communities. This is your opportunity to serve the public in the Clinicians Department at the Roanoke City/Alleghany Health District.

Wage employees are subject to the following conditions of employment:

• Wage employees serve at the will and pleasure of the appointing authority.
• Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need.
• Wage employees are not covered by the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act. Therefore, they are not eligible for benefits which are provided to salaried employees, such as leave credits, holiday pay, insurance, access to the grievance procedure, etc.
• Wage employees are paid only for the hours they actually work.
• Virginia state law currently requires that agencies not permit wage employees to work in excess of 29 hours per week on average over the course of a year. Wage employees may not work for VDH beyond 1,500 hours during the period of May 1 - April 30 of the following year (the Standard Measurement Period).
• Once a wage employee works the maximum of 1,500 hours during the Standard Measurement Period, the employee may be rehired as a wage employee of VDH only after the next Standard Measurement Period has begun.
• Wage employees are eligible to apply for all classified positions for which recruitment has been initiated, including those limited to State Employees Only.
• If a wage employee becomes employed in a classified position, he/she will be eligible to purchase retirement credit for the time worked as a wage employee.
• Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need.

Serves in a medical specialty and provides expert guidance to medical and nursing professionals in a particular field of practice such as family medicine, obstetrics, internal medicine, etc. Oversees service delivery in the medical specialty and performs administrative actions in support of his/her area of assignment. Provides direct care to patients and must be licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine.

Education Requirement: Virginia physician licensure and DEA Registration

Direct Patient Care

• Appraises the medical status of patients in one or more of the following areas: Pediatrics, Communicable Disease/STI, or Family Planning.
• Reviews and completes patient’s data base, which may include chief complaint, presenting symptoms, past medical history, review of systems and interval history.
• Reviews immunization status and updates immunizations as needed.
• Performs physical examinations as it relates to the reason(s) for the visit.
• Orders indicated laboratory studies.
• Assess the severity of patients' clinical condition.
• Establishes a plan of care, including medication(s), immunizations, referral(s), therapeutic procedures, etc.
• Schedules follow-ups when indicated and evaluates the effectiveness of previously implemented treatments.
• Educates patients regarding sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, family planning and health problem(s) or directs appropriate public health department personnel to do so.
• Educates parents of pediatric patients about the child's health problems or directs appropriate public health personnel to do so.

Indirect Patient Care

• Records visits in a concise, clear, logical manner and documents plans, treatments, and interventions, including immediate and/or long-term management on the appropriate form and section of the medical record.
• Prepares medical summaries on specific patients for purposes of referral to other medical agencies/providers or requests for medical information.
• Completes school forms and other forms as necessary for school entry.
• Reviews laboratory results and takes appropriate action based on these results.
• Participates in groups which perform program evaluations within the local and State Health Departments preparing summary report of group sessions.
• Serves as a preceptor to visiting medical students, residents and fellows.

Lab-Related Duties

• Performs Saline and KOH wet preps.
• Documents all quality control activities.
• Performs CLIA waived proficiency laboratory tests, such as hemoglobin or hematocrit, glucose, urinalysis, or cholesterol testing following established rules of quality control and quality assurance.

Education

• Review current literature and journals.
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining competence in clinical practice.
• Participates in a variety of educational activities or multidisciplinary staff training on a regular basis to maintain and increase competence.
• Contributes to the education of public health nursing staff, medical students, residents and fellows who rotate through the district.

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor. May be required by VDH to adjust work hours, location, and job duties and participate in training to meet public health business needs, including emergencies. If this position is designated as a mobile worker, this includes both working in the field and teleworking at an alternate location when not in the field or during an emergency closing. You may be required to periodically come into your assigned office to attend meetings or training.

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts.

Who We Are

The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) are two health districts in the Commonwealth of Virginia under the Virginia Department of Health and employ approximately 140 staff. RCAHD encompasses the cities of Covington, Roanoke, and Salem and the counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, and Roanoke.

What We Do

RCAHD, which provides services from nine office locations, serves a combined population of over 278,400 people throughout both rural and urban environments and works to promote and encourage healthy behavior, protect the public against environmental hazards, prevent epidemics and the spread of disease, respond to disasters, assist communities in recovery and assure the quality and accessibility of health services for all members of the communities.

• 13 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan)
• Sick leave
• Family/Personal leave
• Annual leave

VDH requires all Health-Care Personnel (HCP) to provide documentation of immunization or evidence of immunity to the following: hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella; a one-time dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine regardless of the interval since the last dose of tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine was administered (Td or Tdap boosters shall be received every 10 years); and the current year's seasonal influenza vaccination.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of adult, adolescent, and/or pediatric medicine.
• Skill in medical management of adults and pediatric/adolescent patients and their families.
• Ability to communicate with patients, families and staff.
• Ability to educate and train students and staff regarding patient care.
• Ability to utilize resources appropriately and make referrals as needed.
• Skill in coordinating a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Completion of an approved residency program in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics or obstetrics/gynecology.
• Board certification (or eligibility) in field of specialization.

Virginia physician licensure and DEA Registration

Additional Considerations

Virginia physician licensure and DEA Registration

Contact Information

Name: Darlene Smith

Phone: N/A

Email: [e-mail]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.