Physician - Primary Care

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alaska VA Healthcare System is seeking two Primary Care Physicians for the VA hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. This position offers a patient-centered, interdisciplinary care model and is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP). Candidates must possess a medical degree, an unrestricted license, and experience in residency training.

Benefits

Eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship may be required; non-citizens can be appointed if qualified citizens are unavailable.
• Current, full, and unrestricted medical license in the U.S.
• Board certification or in the process of becoming board certified.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and manage primary care for assigned patients as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Perform subspecialty evaluation and treatment as needed.

Skills

Proficiency in spoken and written English

Education

Degree of doctor of medicine or equivalent from an approved medical school

Completion of approved residency training

Job description

The Alaska VA Healthcare System is recruiting for two Primary Care physicians to perform duties and render care at the VA hospital in Anchorage, Alaska.

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. See "Duties" below for more details.

Duties

A Physician in the VA Primary Care Service is an independent care provider who is highly skilled in the management of a patient's primary care needs or subspecialty evaluation and treatment. The Alaska VA Healthcare System emphasizes the delivery and continuity of Primary Care. A Team Practice model is used, with each patient assigned to a primary care provider and outpatient team. The team manages the patient's longitudinal care. The model is patient-centered and interdisciplinary.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Details to be provided in the full job posting.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the basic and any additional requirements listed in the job announcement. Pending training or license completion applicants may be referred and tentatively selected but cannot be hired until all requirements are met. Current VA-employed physicians who met initial appointment requirements are deemed to have met basic requirements.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may be appointed if qualified citizens are unavailable, per VA Policy.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or equivalent from an approved medical school.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in the U.S.
• Residency Training: Completion of approved residency training leading to eligibility for board certification. Approved residencies include those by ACGME, AOA, or other deemed appropriate programs with five years of practice in the U.S.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Additional Requirement:

• Board certification or in the process of becoming board certified as per Medical Staff By-Laws.

For more information, visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Functional Requirements:

Includes moderate lifting, carrying, pulling, use of fingers, walking, standing, bending, rapid coordination, vision, color discrimination, hearing, and emotional stability.