Owensboro, Kentucky VA Clinic Primary Care Physician

Overview

The Owensboro VA Clinic is seeking a full‑time Physician to join its Primary Care team. If you would like to explore this opportunity further, please email Physician/Provider Recruiter (PPR) Joanne.

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• Diagnose, treat and manage a panel of patients.
• Provider comprehensive patient-centered primary medical care.
• Identify acute/non-acute, chronic health problems.
• Use principles of risk management to identify system issues which impact patient care.
• Order and evaluate appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Adhere to clinical practice guidelines for patient chronic disease.
• Conduct appropriate preventative screens and diagnostic tests.
• Provider appropriate disposition of identified health care problems.
• Participate in Primary Care multidisciplinary activities.
• Inform Veterans to accomplish shared decision making in medical treatment/regimens.
• Demonstrate medical expertise in diagnosing and treating multi-symptomatic patients.
• Adhere to local policies, procedures and directives related to timeliness of documentation and encounters for verification of patient visits, findings, and medical recommendations in the electronic medical record.
• Use Computerized Patient Record System to review and update patient’s electronic medical record.
• Maintain view alerts.
• Utilization of Telehealth services.
• Supervise mid-levels.

Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. May include extended hours or an occasional Saturday based on patient needs. Physicians may occasionally be required to stay later than 4:30pm, as required.

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 401(k) 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.

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL  cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

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…