Primary Care Physician & CBOC Section Chief - Women's Health

American Academy of Family Physicians; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 280,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 55 days off annually

Affordable health insurance

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Malpractice insurance with tail coverage

Job summary

The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Springfield, MO, is seeking a full-time Physician-CBOC Section Chief. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in women's health and primary care, along with previous supervisory or leadership roles. This position plays a critical role in delivering quality medical care to veterans.

Key responsibilities include conducting patient evaluations, managing a primary care panel, and serving as a liaison between leadership and clinic teams. A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including up to 55 days off annually.

Qualifications

• Active, current, unrestricted medical license in any U.S. State.
• Experience in managing primary care panels.

Responsibilities

• Perform history and physical examinations.
• Develop diagnosis and manage patient care.
• Serve as Point of Contact for Primary Care leadership.

Skills

Extensive women's health experience

Primary care experience

Supervisory experience

Job description

The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, in Springfield, MO, is seeking a full-time, Physician-CBOC Section Chief. Ideal candidate would have extensive women's health and primary care experience. Previous supervisory/leadership experience preferred. We are fully committed to providing top quality medical care by serving and honoring America's Veterans.

Candidates must possess an active, current, unrestricted license in any U.S. State.

Highlights of this opportunity

• Potential starting base salary range: $280K-310K
• Permanent full-time position
• Schedule Monday-Friday 07:00 a.m.-3:30p.m.

Clinical

Performs and records history and physical examinations and records data from clinic visits. Evaluates, consults, develops diagnosis, and manages the primary care panel of patients assigned. Enters progress notes in computerized medical record and completes workload documentation in a timely manner. Provides medical care encompassing acute and chronic medical conditions and all appropriate preventive care for both male and female veterans. Orders diagnostic tests, medications, laboratory tests as medically relevant for each patient.

Administrative

The Section Chief serves as the Point of Contact for Primary Care leadership regarding assigned areas of clinic program management.
Meets with providers in assigned clinics as needed to resolve issues or concerns and to pass along information from Primary Care leadership.
Contacts Veterans and/or their family members regarding Congressional correspondence, White House Hotline complaints, Patient Advocate concerns, and VISN inquiries involving care from teams within assigned clinics and completes all PATS-R submissions.
Interviews candidates for employment for assigned clinic areas as needed.
Provides training to incoming providers for assigned clinic areas.
May serve as Point of Contact for medical residents as the program develops.
Clinical and administrative time is anticipated at 50% respectively and is adjusted according to organizational need.

Benefits

VA offers an exceptional benefits package for physicians, including up to 55 days off annually, affordable health, life, vision, dental, and long-term care insurance, up to 12 weeks of paid paternity/maternity leave, malpractice insurance that includes tail coverage, and more. Working for federal employers allows you to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness after 10 years of service.