Primary Care Physician

The Veterans Health Administration is seeking a dedicated Primary Care Physician to support the Russellville Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). In this role, you will provide traditional primary care, women's health, preventative health, and veteran-centric care using a team-based approach. You will report directly to the Chief of Service and deliver comprehensive outpatient medical services.

Practice Info

• Russellville Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)
• Primary Care service encompassing traditional Primary Care, women's health, preventative health/wellness, and occupation and service-related assessment and treatment
• Team-based approach to Veteran-centric Primary Care
• Outpatient care setting

Shift & Schedule

• Monday–Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm or 8:00am - 4:30pm

Responsibilities

• Diagnosis and management of common and complex diseases and functional disorders of multiple body systems, acute and chronic pain, and conditions involving various subspecialties
• Assess, stabilize, and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions in an ambulatory care setting
• Ordering, interpreting, and evaluating diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients' clinical problems and health care needs
• Perform general medical history and physical examinations and care involving observation, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patients
• Provide consultation or referral to appropriate physicians, clinics, or other health resources as indicated
• Manage chronic or long-term illnesses in adults, including chronic non-cancer pain, and perform preventative health care counseling
• Oversee health supervision visits with appropriate anticipatory and preventive guidance, screening measures, and adult immunizations
• Triage patients with life-threatening conditions and provide sex-specific diagnosis and management for preventative screenings for both male and female veterans

Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Salary range: $265,000 - $280,000
• Annual performance bonus
• Regular salary increases
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus) may be available for highly qualified applicants
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment)

Benefits

• 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 days paid absence for CME)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
• Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Qualifications

• Recent Primary Care experience of two years or more (Preferred)
• Board certification or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Practice (Preferred)
• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
• Open to visa sponsorship