Physician (Home Based Primary Care)

Summary

The South Texas Veterans Health Care System is currently seeking a Physician (Home Based Primary Care) to provide high quality patient centered care to Veterans for the Home Based Primary Care and Geriatric Primary Care.

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The Home Based Primary Care Physician in collaboration with the Medical Directors and Program Managers of assigned services is responsible for the quality of outpatient geriatric care provided by the program at the patients home.

In addition to observance of Federal National and Local regulatory, policy, and accreditation requirements governing this Health Care System, this position encompasses the following responsibilities.

Administrative Duties :

• The Practitioner will participate in staff meetings; communicate administrative medical issues or concerns to the service medical director. and Participate in the development and implementations of performance improvement put in practice medical care advances and practice standards.
• Arranging physician coverage and communicating the plan of coverage to the plan, team members when taking leave of absence.
• Serving as back up for other GEC providers.
• Participates in chart reviews, peer review and other process improvement initiatives. The staff will complete training requirements, employee health Environmental and Occupational Committee requirements.
• The Practitioner will ensure compliance with the leave and attendance requirements and respond to critical lab / diagnostic test result notifications in a timely manner
• Clinical Management including direct and indirect patient care : ensure all required encounters are closed the same day the visit was made.
• Responds to consults and complete documentation requirements in CPRS in a timely manner including cosigning of students / fellows / resident' notes documentation. Provide oversight of non-physician team members.
• Practitioners will participate in the implementation of action and initiatives relevant to improving and meeting performance measures and goals; participate in the development of the new focus on the Medical Home and Patient Centric Care, Utilization, Quality and Patient Safety oversight, process improvement (system redesign).
• The Practitioner will provide supervision to non-physician provider within the prescribing authority and achieved competencies and performance as approved by the professional board.
• The Practitioner will participate in maintain safety and environmental standards for the assigned services.

Clinical Duties :

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday (8 : 00 a.m.-4 : 30 p.m.)

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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

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Conditions of employment

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 :

Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR

Preferred Experience :

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Physical Requirements : Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds; Straight Pulling (2hrs); Pushing (4hrs); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (2hrs); Standing (2hrs); Kneeling (2hrs); Repeated bending (2hrs); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Both eyes required; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20 / 20 and to 20 / 40 in the other; Depth perception; Hearing (aid permitted). Mental / emotional stability.

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 :

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.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration / Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA / OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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