Physician (Community Living Center w/Recruitment-Relocation Incentive/EDRP)

Job Title

CLC Physician

Duties

The CLC Physician independently performs the following, within the bounds of their credentialing and privileges:

• Conducts history and physical examinations for assigned residents on admission and periodically as required by regulation.
• Performs medical rounds and clinic assessments in accordance with regulatory and facility timelines.
• Diagnoses and manages acute and chronic medical conditions for assigned residents.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic studies (laboratory, imaging, and other testing) relevant to resident care.
• Prescribes, adjusts, and discontinues medication within relevant scope, formulary, and regulatory requirements.
• Responds to changes in resident condition, including telephonic or in-person evaluation, and directs appropriate management.
• Documents all clinical encounters, assessments, and decision-making in the medical record in a timely manner.
• Completes required certifications and recertifications of level of care, as applicable.
• Communicates with residents and, as appropriate and authorized, family members or designated decision makers regarding diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
• Participates in advance care planning discussions, including goals of care and end-of-life care preferences.
• Provides order for end-of-life and palliative care in accordance with resident wishes and facility policy.

Collaborative Functions:

• Collaborates with Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants managing shared patients, consistent with facility policy governing non-physician practitioners.
• Coordinates with consulting specialists involved in resident care.
• Facility budget authority for medical services.
• Final decision-making authority on facility-wide resource allocation affecting medical care. Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.

Work Schedule

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

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives

Authorized

EDRP Authorized

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more 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.

Telework

Not Authorized

Virtual

This is not a virtual position.

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