Primary Care Physician

The Oklahoma VA Healthcare System (Ardmore Clinic) is seeking full-time board-certified or board-eligible Family Practice or Internal Medicine Physicians to join its Primary Care Health Team. In this role, you will function as an independent primary care provider leading a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) to deliver comprehensive care to our Veteran population. You will work in a dynamic community-based outpatient clinic setting with access to advanced medical technologies and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Practice Info

• Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) setting
• Operates under a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Model
• Interdisciplinary care team with access to state-of-the-art medicine and advanced medical technologies
• Primary care department serves patients across inpatient and outpatient care for over 70,000 veterans across 48 counties in Oklahoma and 2 counties in North Central Texas

Shift & Schedule

• Full-time, Monday-Friday 08:00 am - 5:00 pm

Responsibilities

• Manage medical care for a panel of Veterans enrolled in Primary Care
• Timely entry and use of the electronic medical record system for documentation, workload capture, alert management, and for review of Veterans' current and future medical care needs
• Serve as the leader of the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)
• Cross-cover for other medical providers as needed throughout the healthcare system
• Work in collaboration with PACT members to ensure the overall safety and quality of each veteran's care
• Responsible for all performance metrics related to patient quality of care
• Responsible for positive customer service in all aspects of care
• Participate in quality improvement, quality assurance, continuous survey readiness, and committee/work groups in collaboration with others
• Maintain licensure and certifications requisite for credentials and privileges at the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System (OKC VAHCS)
• Meet ethical and professional standards as written in the Medical Staff Bylaws and ensure that work relations are in compliance with facility standards and expectations as written and communicated
• Driving and travel for Primary Care patient care coverage purposes will be required for this position to clinics throughout the healthcare system up to 75% of the time

Compensation

• The starting pay is $250,000 - $300,000 per year
• A sign-on bonus may be offered to highly qualified applicants
• Potential for an annual performance bonus of up to $15,000
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentives available

Benefits

• Federal Retirement Plan through the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - A three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), which is a 401K-type plan, with up to 5% government matching contributions
• Eligible for Education Debt Repayment Program (EDRP)
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided for malpractice
• 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)
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance programs that can be carried into retirement
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
• Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP) eligibility for rural or highly rural facilities

Qualifications

• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in the U.S.
• Preferred Characteristics: Board Certified in Family Practice or Internal Medicine, but Board Eligibility may also be considered
• U.S. Citizens receive preference and non-U.S. Citizens may be considered
• H-1B and J-1 visa sponsorship available