Physician (Internal Medicine)

Veterans Health Administration; Millington (TN); Presencial; USD 240.000 - 315.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days per year

Federal health/vision/dental/long-term

Descripción de la vacante

The Millington VA Community Outpatient Clinic in Millington, TN is recruiting for an Internal Medicine Physician to serve as a full-time Primary Care Provider (PCP). The incumbent will deliver direct patient care in an outpatient setting and oversee a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) to improve access and care coordination.

The physician will lead performance improvement projects, guide team-based care, and participate in staff evaluations and continuing education.

Formación

• Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree from an LCME/COCA-accredited school.
• Eligible for licensure in a US state or territory.
• Experience or ability to lead a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) and work in outpatient primary care.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the PACT teamlet to improve clinic flow, access, and care coordination.
• Utilize telehealth and other alternatives to face-to-face visits to manage a patient panel.
• Participate in team huddles, performance measures, and quality improvement initiatives.

Descripción del empleo

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Millington VA Community Outpatient Clinic, Millington, TN is recruiting for an Internal Medicine Physician to serve as a full-time Primary Care Provider (PCP). The incumbent in this position is responsible for clinical duties in the outpatient clinic setting.

Key Responsibilities

The Primary Care Provider (PCP) that leads the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) teamlet is expected to become familiar with and utilize performance improvement models in order to lead the teamlet in Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA or small tests of change) projects focusing on improvement in clinic flow, access, care coordination, and other systems redesign initiatives.

The PCP is expected to guide the teamlet in utilizing alternatives to face-to-face visits to provide care to the team's assigned panel of patients. Such alternatives will include (but are not limited to) telephone visits, tele-health, Care Coordination and Home Telehealth (CCHT), secure messaging, nurse clinics, clinical pharmacy clinics, etc.

The PCP must be comfortable with supporting all staff members to work at the top of their license, able to delegate effectively, and foster a team approach to providing care.

The PCP participates in daily teamlet huddles to insure that outcome measures for PACT (which include optimizing access and continuity, redesigning primary care practices to become patient-centric, meeting Performance Measure goals in access and clinical care, and improving care management and coordination of care) are met. The PCP will provide input to the teamlet members' supervisors for performance appraisals.

Duties include, but are not limited to: Assists in performing performance appraisals on support staff working in the clinic. Completes evaluations on supervised medical students, if applicable. Actively participates in regularly scheduled staff meetings. Complies with all Coding and Encounter regulations in a timely manner. Responsible for direct patient care for a panel of patients utilizing the PACT model.

Interfaces with other medical staff and health care professionals in the medical center regarding Primary Care. Achieves Performance measure goals and participate in performance improvement Initiatives including implementation of PACT model and other Systems Redesign Rapid Process Improvement projects. Ensures patients are vested as required. Serves as Collaborating Physician for Mid-level practitioners and participates in peer review and performance appraisal.

Other duties as assigned. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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 eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

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; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Requirements & Education

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.

Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.

NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities.

The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $240000 – $315000/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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