Physician (Patient Aligned Care Team)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Artesia (NM); On-site; USD 240,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Rural Health Primary Care Section Chief Physician for the New Mexico VA Health Care System. This open continuous job announcement will remain active until January 8, 2027, with initial referral cut-off on October 26, 2026.

Eligible applicants will be referred at intervals as vacancies occur and as openings arise. The position requires medical licensure in the United States, board eligibility/certification in a core specialty, and VA-approved

Qualifications

• United States Citizenship required or as per VA policy
• MD/DO degree from a school approved by VA
• Current full and unrestricted medical license in the U.S.
• Completion of residency in an approved core specialty leading to board eligibility
• Residency/ fellowship requirements per VA qualification standards
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians with supervision when applicable

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or DO

Board eligibility/certification in core specialty

United States Medical License (full and unrestricted)

Job description

Summary

New Mexico VA Health Care System is hiring a Rural Health Primary Care Section Chief Physician. This is an open continuous announcement and will remain open until January 8 - 2027. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be October 26 - 2026. 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.

Summary

New Mexico VA Health Care System is hiring a Rural Health Primary Care Section Chief Physician. This is an open continuous announcement and will remain open until January 8 - 2027. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be October 26 - 2026. 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.

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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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
• Exceptions: 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 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
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director