Home-Based Primary Care Medical Director Physician

The Oklahoma City VA Medical Center is actively recruiting a Board Certified or Board Eligible Staff Geriatric Medicine Physician to serve as the HBPC Medical Director within the Section of Geriatrics & Extended Care (GEC) Service. In this role, the physician dedicates a significant portion of daily time to ensuring the safe and efficient operations of the Home-Based Primary Care Program while also managing a small panel of Veterans and engaging in fellowship training.

The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System is a Joint Commission-accredited, referral-level facility serving over 70,000 veterans across multiple counties. Selected candidates will join a collaborative and expanding department offering comprehensive clinical, leadership, and academic teaching opportunities.

Practice Info

• Section of Geriatrics & Extended Care (GEC) Service at Oklahoma City VA Medical Center
• Home-Based Primary Care Program serving over 550 home-bound Veterans around Oklahoma City and Lawton, Oklahoma
• Primary clinical site for a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program and the education of medical residents and students
• Joint Commission-accredited, referral level 1b (medium complexity) facility
• Primary Care department serves patients across the spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care for more than 70,000 veterans

Shift & Schedule

• Full-time, Monday-Friday 08:00 am - 16:30 pm

Responsibilities

• Serve as Medical Director for Home-Based Primary Care Program (HBPC) and Geriatric Care programs with leadership, program management, quality assurance, and performance improvement
• Manage Home-Based Care panel of Veteran patients with complicated comorbidity
• Provide Oversight of the Geri-PACT Consultation Clinic and the Geriatric Medicine Fellows
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for home-based and community-based care services for Veterans
• Supervise and evaluate HBPC medical providers in Oklahoma City and Lawton OK which may require travel to Lawton
• Lead in planning, quality improvement, quality assurance, and program development of HBPC programs
• Serve as Chair of HBPC Committee and monthly meetings
• Manage the report data related to the HBPC program including clinical and administrative data
• Supervise new Geriatric and Home-based Care providers and Fellows at the main Oklahoma City VA and at the Lawton VA facility
• Engage in Fellowship training and maintain a university affiliation

Compensation

• The starting pay is $250,000 - $320,000 per year
• A recruitment incentive may be offered
• Potential for an annual performance bonus of up to $15,000
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentives available

Benefits

• Federal Retirement Plan through the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - A three-tiered retirement plan composed of
  1) Social Security benefits;
  2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and
  3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), which is a 401K-type plan, with up to 5% government matching contributions
• Eligible for Education Debt Repayment Program (EDRP)
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• 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)
• 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)
• Contract:
  
  No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards

Qualifications

• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in the U.S.
• Preferred Characteristics:
  Board Certified in Family Practice or Internal Medicine, but Board Eligibility may also be considered
• U.S. Citizens receive preference - non-U.S. Citizens may be considered
• H-1B and J-1 visa sponsorship available