Come care for veterans as a Primary Care/Family Medicine Physician with the Kansas City VA. The Kansas City VA is currently recruiting for Primary Care Physicians across multiple locations in Kansas City, MO. You will be responsible for providing comprehensive primary care services to a diverse group of veterans in an established clinic setting.
Practice Info
- Outpatients in an established clinic
- Specialists and other primary care providers are available for consultation
- Kansas City VA Medical Center
Responsibilities
- Providing primary care for a diverse group of veterans
- Diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with typical primary care conditions, including the routine care of women patients
- Complete thorough work-ups prior to specialty consultation according to usual and acceptable or customary standards of medical practice
- Follow VA established clinical and preventive guidelines and document accordingly
- Report to the Primary Care Service Section Lead
- Work independently, caring for outpatients in an established clinic
- Cooperate and collaborate fully with other staff members in meeting the medical care needs of VAMC patients
- Accountable for health care outcomes, ethical practice, peer review, and continued professional development to support the mission of the Veterans Health Administration
Compensation
- Salary $240,000 - $260,000
Benefits
- 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
- 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
- 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
- 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses
- Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
- Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
- VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
- Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
- Long-term care insurance is available as an option
- VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
- VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year
- The Federal Government provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions
- For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
- VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
- Disability Retirement
- Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service
Qualifications
- Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine preferred
Primary Care Physician in Kansas City at Veterans Health Administration
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This position is listed as full time and onsite. It was posted 2 days ago.