Physician (Regular Ft) - Primary Care

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Durham Health Care System, is seeking a Primary Care Physician to deliver comprehensive outpatient care to enrolled patients in the Durham area. The physician will manage scheduled and unscheduled visits in a clinic setting, functioning in clinical and administrative roles in line with VA policies.

Applicants must meet basic requirements (MD/DO, license, U.S. citizenship) and residency training standards; preferred candidates have internal medicine or family

Qualifications

• Must hold an MD or DO degree from an approved medical school.
• Current, full, and unrestricted medical license in the United States or D.C.
• Completion of an ACGME/AOA–accredited residency in internal medicine or family medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care to patients enrolled in the outpatient clinic.
• Manage scheduled and unscheduled patient visits in the Durham HCS.
• Fulfill clinical and administrative responsibilities in accordance with VA policies.

Skills

Outpatient care

English proficiency

Education

MD/DO degree

Residency in internal medicine or family medicine

Job description

Primary Care Physician will be responsible for delivery of primary care to patients enrolled in the Durham Health Care System (HCS). The provider will manage scheduled and unscheduled patients in the outpatient clinic setting. This physician will be fully qualified to function in both a clinical and administrative role and in accordance with the guidelines and policies of the Durham Veterans Affairs (HCS).

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.)

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;
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;
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.

Preferred Experience

• 2 - 3 years of outpatient primary care.
• Completion of residency in internal medicine or family medicine.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.