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Physician-Complex Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 5 days ago
About the Role
*****A relocation incentive may be offered to highly qualified candidate(s).***** The incumbent will serve as a Complex Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Physician located at the Daytona Beach VA Clinic in Daytona Beach, FL assigned to the Ambulatory Care Service. Assignments to other facilities within OVAHCS and travel to the site, may be required to meet the needs of the service. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - Please see below.
What You'll Do
- →The Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS) is currently seeking an outstanding full-time Family Practice or Internal Medicine trained physician with recent experience in VA outpatient PACT panel management to join our Primary Care Clinic team as a Complex PACT (COM-PACT) Primary Care Provider.
- →This incumbent will be responsible to provide comprehensive gender specific care, under the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model and intensive case management to a panel of patients with complex chronic medical conditions managed under PCMM guidelines to reduce recurrent ED visits and hospital readmissions.
- →The incumbent is expected to be attentive to patient education, preventive care and be able to work well in an interdisciplinary team to provide high quality primary care.
- →Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Manages chronic conditions, evaluate and treat inter-current medical conditions.
- →Determine medical assessment and develop treatment plans according to accepted guidelines.
- →Collaborates with a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) to provide accessible, comprehensive, coordinated, continuous care to an assigned panel of patients.
- →The adjusted panel size will allow the COM-PACT team to closely follow their patients through care coordination and intensive case management utilizing a multi-disciplinary team approach to work towards improving patient care outcomes.
- →The team will strive to prevent recurrent emergency department visits as well as frequent readmissions for this population.
- →The COM-PACT will carry a team cell phone from 7am-9pm Monday-Friday.
- →The patients are instructed to call this number if their condition deteriorates or prior to any planned trip to an urgent care or ED (VA or Non-VA).
- →The COM-PACT RN will carry the phone during business hours and the phone will be held by the provider 7-8am and 4:30-9pm Monday through Friday.
- →Performs a variety of disease prevention related activities including gender and age specific screenings, mental health screenings, and health promotion activities.
- →Screens for, evaluates and treats uncomplicated common mental health disorders, including depression and common addictions, with referrals made to mental health providers for further evaluation and treatment as appropriate.
- →Physicians are expected to provide clinical oversight and to participate in peer review of other primary care providers through periodic chart reviews.
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 identification 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
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