Physician; Regular

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) – a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval – award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

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 physicians 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.
• Education:
  
  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.
• Licensure:
  Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Residency training:
  Physicians must have completed residency training in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status. Approved residencies are: (1) ACME‑approved residencies; (2) AOA‑approved residencies; (3) Other residencies (non‑US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) deemed appropriate by the local Medical Staff Executive Committee.
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA‑accredited residency training programs who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible as “Physician Resident Providers” (PRPs).
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee basis.
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; instead they have a scope of practice that allows restricted duties under supervision.
• Additional:
  Surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• English language proficiency:
  Physicians appointed to direct patient‑care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English per 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
• Preferred experience:
  
  Board certification and two years of primary care clinic experience preferred, however new residency graduates will be considered.
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/.
• Physical requirements:
  
  Lifting up to 35 pounds intermittently; moderate carrying (15–35 pounds) intermittently; lifting over 35 pounds with assistive devices; pulling, pushing, reaching above the shoulders, walking, standing, kneeling, and repeated bending intermittently.

• This position is located at the Harrisonburg VA Clinic (Harrisonburg CBOC) – 1755 South High Street, Harrisonburg, WV.
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
• VHA Physician Total Rewards.
• Recruitment incentive (sign‑on bonus):
  Authorized.
• Education Debt Reduction Program (student loan repayment):
  This position is eligible for the EDRP.
• You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.
• Program approval – award amount (up to $200,000), eligibility period (one to five years) determined by the VHA Education Loan…