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Director of Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
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) & 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 ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Lead with purpose in a role that blends clinical impact, leadership, and the opportunity to shape Veteran care across southeast Missouri.
- →Pershing VAMC is seeking a physician leader to serve as Director of Primary Care, overseeing provider operations, clinical quality, access initiatives, and primary care performance across the medical center and surrounding community-based outpatient clinics.
- →This is an opportunity to influence care delivery at both the patient and system level while remaining actively engaged in clinical practice.
- →This position offers the rare balance of meaningful leadership responsibility and hands-on patient care, allowing you to continue practicing medicine while helping drive the future of Veteran healthcare.
- →Why West Plains?
- →Nestled in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks, West Plains combines small-town warmth with the amenities needed for comfortable day-to-day living, all surrounded by the natural beauty of southern Missouri.
- →Whether you enjoy fishing, hiking, kayaking, hunting, camping, or simply escaping crowded city life, this region delivers.
- →Serving Veterans is unlike any other mission in healthcare.
- →At VA, you have the privilege of caring for men and women who have served this country, many of whom carry stories, sacrifices, and experiences that profoundly shape the care relationship.
- →Physicians at VA often describe the work as deeply meaningful because it allows them to practice patient-centered medicine with purpose, continuity, and impact.
- →You are not driven by RVUs alone.
- →You are part of a mission larger than yourself.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓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://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant 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).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 47ce443d-6c53-44f8-959d-915bd19f9c12
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