The Department of Veterans Affairs Houston Healthcare System is seeking a full-time Primary Care Physician to join their team in Lake Jackson, TX. In this role, the physician will facilitate the delivery of primary, acute, and chronic health care to veterans while providing a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The physician will be involved in direct patient care, staff education, multidisciplinary consultations, and supervising mid-level practitioners.
Practice Info
- Primary care setting located in Lake Jackson, TX
- Serving veteran patient population
Shift & Schedule
- Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Full-time
Responsibilities
- Facilitate the delivery of primary, acute and chronic health care to our veterans
- Exercise medical decision-making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services
- Provide direct patient care, patient and family teaching, staff education and multidisciplinary consultations and collaborations
- Participate in educating PA and NP students, residents, medical students, and interns
- Supervise mid-level practitioners
- Exhibit leadership in initiating changes in patient care programs based on current concepts and findings from research and/or studies
Compensation
- Salary: $240,000
Benefits
- Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)- Assistance with payment of outstanding medical school loans up to $200K over 5 years, if approved
- CME: $1,000 per year stipend for reimbursement; 5 Days paid CME absence
- Malpractice: Liability protection
- 50-54 days of annual paid time offer 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 Retirement Plan
- Separate 401K with partial agency match
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
Qualifications
- Must be a U.S. Citizen (If no qualified U.S. Citizen is found, will consider non-citizen candidates)
- Full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State
- Board Certified/Board Eligible (Preferred)
- Possess a focus on quality rather than volume
- Must be highly motivated, team-oriented, and committed to the care and good health of our Veterans
Primary Care Physician in Lake Jackson at Veterans Health Administration
This position is listed as full time and onsite. It was posted 4 days ago.