VA Primary Care Physician Intermittent; Part-time​/PRN - Cody. Wyoming

The VA Medical Center of Sheridan, Wyoming is hiring for a Physician provider to travel to VA outpatient clinics in Casper, Gillette and Cody WY to provide comprehensive Primary Care coverage in our community-based outpatient clinics. This position will provide cross- coverage for other medical providers as needed in four Wyoming VA clinics. The incumbent can live just about anywhere in the great state of Wyoming.

This is the perfect place for an outdoor enthusiast, as well those seeking a break from the big city. With millions of acres of public land, thousands of lakes, hundreds of miles of hiking, biking, skiing and snowmobiling trails, and epic rock climbing, there is never a shortage of active things to do. Enjoy those activities with the solid, down to earth people of Wyoming, where we have friendly neighborhoods and safe communities.

Here, we are able to offer a wide variety of amenities for our residents while maintaining small-town identities.

• Perform specialized treatment, comprehensive assessments and diagnosis of complex physical and mental illness for outpatients in a clinical setting.
• Maintain board certification, meet 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.
• Must be 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.
• Provide timely, accurate electronic medical record entries that are appropriate in tone and content.
• Travel to respective clinics of Sheridan, Casper, Gillette and Cody Wyoming to provide Primary Care coverage in outpatient clinics according to assigned schedule.
• Provide cross-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 required for credentials and privileges.

Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
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: Flexible intermittent schedule to cover for physicians in all four clinics. All clinics have same standard clinic hours of Monday-Friday, 8-4:30.

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.

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Board Certification
  in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District…