Summary

This Primary Care Physician Supervisor will assume clinical and administrative responsibilities to promote the Primary Care product line model in the following CBOC locations: Lubbock - TX - Childress - TX - Dalhart - TX - and Clovis - NM. Travel to these locations may be required less than 25% of the time.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Language: Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• License/Registration: 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: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - OR (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residency Note: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Duties

• The incumbent will primarily act as a primary care provider within a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)
• The incumbent will provide primary care to an assigned patient panel as delineated in the clinical privilege list for a primary care physician
• This will include - but is not limited to - diagnosis and management of a variety chronic medical illnesses - diagnoses and management of a variety of acute medical illnesses - providing patient education in regards to their acute and/or chronic illnesses - addressing preventative care topics with patients - coordination of patient care with consultants and specialists - performing routine in office procedures within the primary care scope of practice - and formulation of care plans to ensure patient's overall health and wellbeing
• This position will be 50% administrative to perform supervisor duties and 50% clinical to manage a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) panel
• In carrying out these duties the Primary Care Supervisor will be required to quarterly travel between the main campus and the outlying CBOCs within the primary service area - when necessary
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified individual Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 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) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: TBD (Typically 0800-1630 - M-F) VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards.