Physician - Primary Care

Colorado PA; Alamosa (CO); On-site; USD 230,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EDRP Eligible

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive

Contract Buy Out Program

Job summary

Colorado PA seeks a physician to join the Primary Care Service within the Eastern Colorado Health Care System. You will be part of a multidisciplinary Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT) focused on comprehensive primary care for Veterans and families in the service area.

The role emphasizes performing histories and physicals, initiating therapies, and coordinating care across nursing, pharmacy, and other disciplines, with emphasis on chronic disease management and mental health integration.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required and VA policy adherence.
• MD or DO degree from an approved school.
• Current full and unrestricted medical license in the US.
• Residency training in an approved core specialty.
• Board certification or eligibility as applicable.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Pre-employment physical required.
• Ability to work within a PACT team-based care model.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care services within the PACT team for Veterans and their significant others.
• Perform histories and physical examinations.
• Initiate and adjust therapeutic regimens.
• Order medications and supplies per VA formulary.
• Provide follow-up care and care coordination.
• Triage and refer to appropriate disciplines as needed.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to plan care.
• Engage in health coaching, wellness, and chronic disease management.
• Support access to same-day face-to-face and telehealth visits.

Skills

US Citizenship

MD/DO degree

Unrestricted medical license

Residency training

Board certification/eligibility

English proficiency

Pre-employment physical

Ability to work in team-based care

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

Job description

Summary

These positions are located in the Primary Care Service - at the Eastern Colorado Health Care System and provides support to the primary care of Veterans and their significant others within the ECHCS catchment area. Our Primary Care Provider functions as a team provider in a shared workflow with a multidisciplinary Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT - a medical home model). The PACT team model consists of an MD (or PA/NP) - RN - LPN - and Medical Support Assistant.

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 can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: This position requires a pre-employment physical
• Requires lifting 15-44 pounds
• pushing (approx
• 2 hours)
• reaching above shoulder
• use of fingers and both hands
• walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling
• Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
• Near vision correctable at 13"" to 16"" to Jaeger 1 to 4
• Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
• Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors
• Hearing aid is permitted.

Duties

• NOTE: This is an open and continuous vacancy announcement
• Primary care at ECHCS includes - but is not limited to - assessment - diagnosis treatment - and monitoring outcome measures of healthcare problems of patients presenting with internal medicine concerns
• A nonexclusive list includes the following: Performing histories and physicals
• Initiating and adjusting therapeutic regimens
• Ordering medications/supplies in accordance with VA policy and the VA formulary
• Providing appropriate follow up care
• Triage of patients with non-medicine complaints - diseases - and injuries to appropriate disciplines for diagnosis and treatment
• Comfort with chronic disease management and geriatric patients
• Comfort in providing pain management
• Comfort with addiction treatment
• Comfort in delivering mental health treatment to our Veteran population
• Comfort in providing women's health care
• Communicate with and utilizes other disciplines (e.g. - nursing - surgery) to facilitate treatment planning and implementation
• Collaborate with divergent multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care
• Other duties: Participating in team performance improvement and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and care delivery to patients
• Providing health education and health coaching on wellness - disease prevention - chronic care management - and self-management skills to patients and personal support persons - commensurate with the documented expertise or professional training of the PACT member
• Reviewing available clinical and performance data with the team - focusing on continuous improvement of critical team processes
• Ensuring the patient has same-day access for face-to-face and telephone care visits during regular clinic hours
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized: This position is eligible for 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 your start date
• 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
• Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program
• Contact [e-mail] for questions/assistance
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Available - NOTE: The recruitment/relocation incentive is only available for the following locations: Aurora Colorado Lamar Colorado Pueblo Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Castle Rock Colorado 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 Contract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP) - which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements - loan repayments - sign-on bonus contracts - Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years)
• For additional information and eligibility requirements - contact the VHA Contract Buy Out Program Manager at [e-mail]
• NOTE: The contract buy out program is only available for the following locations: Alamosa CO Burlington CO La Junta CO Lamar CO Salida CO Work Schedule: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm