Primary Care Physician

The Sheridan VA Health Care System is seeking an Intermittent Physician to provide primary care services to veterans by traveling to outpatient clinics in Sheridan, Casper, Gillette, and Cody, Wyoming. This role involves managing comprehensive medical care for a panel of veterans, performing specialized treatments, and conducting comprehensive assessments and diagnoses of complex physical and mental illnesses. The position offers a dynamic opportunity to support multiple clinic locations while maintaining work-life balance.

Practice Info

• Outpatient clinics located in Sheridan, Casper, Gillette, and Cody, Wyoming
• Standard clinic hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm

Shift & Schedule

• Position not to exceed 3 years and will be reevaluated after 3 years, willingness to travel to CBOC's around the state PRN
• The salary shown in this announcement is for a full time physician. Actual salary received will be based on actual hours worked
• Week hours vary, Intermittent schedule to cover for physicians in all four clinics

Responsibilities

• Perform specialized treatment, comprehensive assessments and diagnosis of complex physical and mental illness for outpatients in a clinical setting
• Maintain board certification (if board certified), meets CME requirements, and may be asked to participate in resident/student training
• Demonstrate patient-family centered care customer service with respectful, articulate, courteous communication with a patient population of varied educational and varied ethnic backgrounds
• Participate in peer reviews/committees while always exhibiting professional cooperation and considerate conversation with multi-faceted staff
• Provide timely, accurate Electronic medical record entries that are appropriate in tone and content
• Travel to respective clinics of Sheridan, Casper, Gillette and Cody WY to provide Primary Care coverage in outpatient clinics according to assigned schedule
• Provide Cross-cover coverage for other medical providers as needed in four Wyoming VA clinics
• Manage comprehensive medical care for a panel of veterans enrolled in Primary Care
• Maintain licensures and certifications requisite for credentials and privileges

Qualifications

• Must be a mature, flexible, sensible, capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs, and adjust to occasional patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders
• No visa sponsorship available