Primary Care Physician

The Owensboro, Kentucky VA Clinic is seeking a full-time physician to join their Primary Care team. The physician will diagnose, treat, and manage a patient panel while providing comprehensive patient-centered primary medical care and supervising mid-levels. The role offers a competitive compensation package and a collaborative work environment reporting directly to the Chief of Primary Care Service.

Practice Info

• Owensboro, Kentucky VA Clinic
• Primary Care team

Shift & Schedule

• Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm
• May include extended hours or an occasional Saturday based on patient needs
• Physicians may occasionally be required to stay later then 4:30pm, as required

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, treat and manage a panel of patients.
• Provider comprehensive patient-centered primary medical care.
• Identify acute/non-acute, chronic health problems.
• Use principles of risk management to identify system issues which impact patient care.
• Order and evaluate appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Adhere to clinical practice guidelines for patient chronic disease.
• Conduct appropriate preventative screens and diagnostic tests.
• Provider appropriate disposition of identified health care problems.
• Participate in Primary Care multidisciplinary activities.
• Inform Veterans to accomplish shared decision making in medical treatment/regimens.
• Demonstrate medical expertise in diagnosing and treating multi-symptomatic patients.
• Adhere to local policies, procedures and directives related to timeliness of documentation and encounters for verification of patient visits, findings, and medical recommendations in the electronic medical record.
• Use Computerized Patient Record System to review and update patient's electronic medical record.
• Maintain view alerts.
• Utilization of Telehealth services.
• Supervise mid-levels.

Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Regular salary increases
• Pay: $250,000 - $265,000

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) Authorized
• 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)
• 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
• Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME (must be full-time with board certification)
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process and acceptable form(s) of identification.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine from an approved school.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• At least one year of Primary Care and Women's Health experience preferred.
• Board certified/board eligible preferred.