Primary Care Physician

Join the VA Northern California Health Care System as a Primary Care Physician in Mather, CA, and deliver high-quality, comprehensive care to our nation's veterans. In this role, you will manage a patient panel, coordinate specialty and multidisciplinary services, and utilize modern telehealth tools within a collaborative healthcare team. The VA offers a rewarding career environment paired with competitive compensation, robust benefits, and a strong commitment to work-life balance.

Practice Info

• Located in Mather, CA within the VA Northern California Health Care System
• Modern, well-equipped facility supporting advanced primary care diagnostics and treatments
• Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model focused on collaboration and coordination among multidisciplinary healthcare team members
• Care delivered via face-to-face, telehealth, or video visits
• Support for the Call Center

Shift & Schedule

• No call, weekends, or federal holidays
• Flexible scheduling

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care services to a panel of veterans, ensuring continuity of care within a multidisciplinary healthcare team
• Assess and care for new and returning patients with various medical problems such as hypertension, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, COPD, depression, and chronic pain
• Order diagnostics, consultations, medications, and other therapies as medically indicated, meet preventative health maintenance needs, and complete all required VA computer documentation including clinical reminders and screenings in a timely manner
• Deliver comprehensive primary care services with an emphasis on health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education, and chronic disease management
• Promote shared decision-making with veterans and their families to achieve optimal health outcomes
• Implement and practice according to the PACT model utilizing evidence-based practices
• Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and utilize quality measurement tools to monitor and improve clinical performance and patient outcomes
• Coordinate care for veterans involving specialty care, mental health services, and other ancillary services

Compensation

• $230,000 to $324,000 annual salary range
• Performance-based incentives
• Attractive recruitment incentive
• Annual Cost of Living Increase
• Biennial Salary Review

Benefits

• Health insurance with comprehensive coverage including medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, with multiple plan options and coverage beginning on the first day of employment
• Retirement benefits including Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) pension plan, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) with employer matching up to 5%, and Social Security benefits
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) providing up to $200,000 in tax-free student loan repayment over five years
• Paid time off including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 federal holidays per year, and up to 5 days for authorized absence to attend CME training
• Life insurance coverage through the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI)
• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage provided
• Reimbursement available for CME expenses