Primary Care Physician

The Montana VA Health Care System is seeking a Board-Certified Family Practice or Internal Medicine Physician to serve as a Primary Care Physician at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Missoula, Montana. In this role, you will provide comprehensive medical care to our nation's veterans within a collaborative, team-based outpatient setting. Enjoy a fulfilling career in the heart of Big Sky Country, combining professional excellence with an unparalleled outdoor lifestyle.

Practice Info

• Community Based Outpatient Clinic located in Missoula, Montana
• Outpatient setting utilizing face-to-face, video, or telephone appointments
• Care model centered around Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT)

Shift & Schedule

• Regular clinic hours

Responsibilities

• Provides medical care in an outpatient setting using face-to-face, video or telephone appointments.
• Ensures the patient's care plan contains medical recommendations for clinically indicated care.
• Offers clinically indicated health care services to veterans assigned to the PACT, and providing or arranging for care to which the veteran consents.
• Provides leadership to the team including shared delegation of appropriate care and care processes to appropriate team members.
• Reviews available clinical and performance data with the team, focusing on continuous improvement of critical team processes.
• Ensures that your PACT has same-day access for face-to-face and telephone or VVC care visits during regular clinic hours.
• Collaborates with PACT staff to develop personal health plans that incorporate care management and care coordination appropriate to the veteran's needs.
• Communicates with facility leadership regarding the resources needed by the PACT for optimal function.

Compensation

• Competitive compensation
• Salary from $260,000 to $280,000
• Potential recruitment bonus

Benefits

• Excellent benefit package
• Loan forgiveness availability - up to $200,000
• 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
• Annual Leave Max Carryover 86 days
• Health insurance options with premiums partially paid by VA and lifetime healthcare insurance options available
• Exceptional vision and dental plans with premiums partially paid by VA
• Flexible Spending Accounts for tax-free medical, dental, and vision care expenses
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options with cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance available as an option
• Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) three-tiered retirement plan including social security, basic pension, and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
• Federal Government automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% in matching contributions for the TSP
• Disability retirement
• Vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service

Qualifications

• Board-Certified Family Practice or Internal Medicine Physician