Physician - Primary Care

Veterans Health Administration; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 260,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP

Paid Time Off

Job summary

The Fort Harrison Montana VA Medical Facility is recruiting for Primary Care Physicians to serve our Nation's Heroes. You will lead the PACT in an Ambulatory Care setting and provide medical care in outpatient environments using F2F, telehealth, and telephone visits.

You may float to other clinics as needed and must ensure timely documentation and high-quality patient care. Applicants must meet VA education and licensure requirements and may be eligible for recruitment incentives, loan repayment

Qualifications

• Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree in allopathic/osteopathic medicine.
• Must be from LCME-accredited or COCA-accredited schools, or meet ECFMG eligibility for certain foreign graduates.
• For exceptional circumstances, possible appointment with high attainment in specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) in ambulatory/outpatient settings.
• Provide medical care using F2F, telehealth (VVC), and telephone appointments.
• Occasionally cover outreach clinics and float to other CBOCs as needed.
• Ensure timely documentation and adherence to PACT care processes.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and continuous improvement activities.

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or DO

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Fort Harrison Montana VA Medical Facility is currently recruiting for Primary Care Physicians to help serve our Nation's Heroes.

Key Responsibilities

This Job Opportunity Announcement provides a mechanism for Vacancies that are currently vacant or may not presently exist but may become available at any point during the opening period of this vacancy announcement. Your application materials will be reviewed and a notice provided reflecting your eligibility. Your application will remain on file through the closing date of this announcement.

Duties of the position include, but, are not limited to: Functions as the Physician Team leader of their Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), Ambulatory Care Services, Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) setting at (MTVAHCS). May perform additional duties (temporary or permanent) as a float provider (face-to-face or via telehealth) as those duties are assigned. Responsible for providing medical care in an outpatient setting following PACT principles.

Will routinely provide medical care using Face-to-Face (F2F), VVC, and/or Telephone appointments. When performing duties as a float provider (F2F or telehealth) for remote patients, will provide care to outreach clinics as needed. Float provider duties (temporary or permanent) may require travel to the supported CBOC(s) periodically to cover a provider vacancy. Assures that clinical care provided meets all timelines and required documentation as required by VA.

Providers must review alerts daily and have no more than 200 alerts at any given time. They must encounter their notes within 72 hours. Encounter errors must be completed within 7 days. Participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings to achieve a patient centered, holistic approach for clinical care and needs of the Veteran. This includes daily and weekly huddles with your PACT.

Comply with all directives and policies related to space management to achieve optimal resource utilization (space, professional and administrative) to maximize clinic utilization within the PACT model. Review available clinical and performance data with the team, focusing on continuous improvement of critical team processes. Participates in PACT performance improvement and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and care delivery to veterans.

Implements Primary Care operations management processes, as appropriate. Manages communications and facilitating safe transitions of patients between the PACT's site of care and other health care settings, using informal and formal communication methods, as appropriate.

Provides health education and health coaching on wellness, disease prevention, chronic care management, and self-management skills to veterans and personal support persons, commensurate with the documented expertise or professional training of the PACT member. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be available for specific locations 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.

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: This is available for all locations listed within this announcement, EXCEPT: Great Falls; Missoula; & Billings Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8am to 430pm

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.

OR Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. OR 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 $260000 – $280000/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

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