Physician - Primary Care

Physician Opportunity At Coatesville Va Medical Center

Come join a team where your talent is celebrated, and your benefits go above and beyond. Become a part of a dynamic, compassionate, and skilled team that delivers comprehensive, top-tier care directly to our esteemed veterans. Your expertise will help shape a brighter, healthier future for those who have served our nation. We are actively recruiting a dedicated Physician to join our talented team at the Coatesville VA Medical Center.

You will be assigned to a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) and may be asked to cover the Inpatient Residential Rehab Treatment Program (RRTP), Urgent Care, or Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) during staffing shortages.

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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

The duties and responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Diagnose, treat, and manage a panel of patients.
• Provide medical care in an outpatient setting following PACT Principles.
• Provide comprehensive patient-centered primary medical care.
• Identify acute, subacute, and chronic health problems.
• Use principles of risk management to identify system issues which impact patient care.
• Order and evaluate appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Adhere to up-to-date clinical practice guidelines for patient chronic diseases.
• Assures clinical care provided meets all timelines and required documentation as required by VA
• Reviews alerts daily and have no more than 100 alerts at any given time.
• Completes encounter notes within 48 hours
• Serve as Medical Officer of the Day (MOD) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm at the Coatesville VAMC once or twice each month.
• May be required to provide coverage at the West Norriton and Delaware County CBOCs during staffing shortages.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. May include extended hours or an occasional evening and/or Saturday based on patient needs. Due to the nature of work, the incumbent may occasionally be required to stay later than 4:30 pm, as required.