The Medical Director serves as an integral member of the Primary Care team and performs the following duties:
Clinical Care
- Provides comprehensive primary care, including history and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, and developing treatment and follow-up plans.
- Manages outpatient follow-up visits, post discharge care, and coordination with specialty and subspecialty services.
- Delivers care through multiple modalities, including face-to-face visits, group clinics, telephone clinics, and secure messaging.
- Ensures accurate and timely completion of patient encounters, documentation, and coding in accordance with VA guidelines.
Care Coordination & Team Collaboration
- Serves as the primary clinical point of contact for consultant services regarding patient care.
- Provides consultative support to other Primary Care providers and services.
- Assists with data assimilation for VA reports, quality assurance initiatives, and other tasks assigned by the Chief of Primary Care or Chief of Staff.
Education & Training
- Provides instruction and preceptorship for physician assistant students, PA residents, nurse practitioner students, and pharmacy students.
- Orients and mentors new Primary Care providers regarding clinic operations, policies, and procedures.
Program Management & Leadership
- Functions in a Program Manager capacity, assuming additional administrative and operational duties within the Primary Care Service Line.
- Participates in staff meetings, committees, workgroups, peer reviews, and other organizational activities.
- Completes all required CME, VA training, HIPAA, security, and mandatory education.
Professional Standards
- Maintains clinical competencies, licensure, and proficiencies required for the assigned scope of practice.
Age-Specific & Cultural Competency
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to adult and geriatric Veterans.
- Applies understanding of age related, developmental, and cultural factors in all interactions
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
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EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact
[email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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.
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
Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm
