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Physician - Geriatrics Home Based Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The New Mexico VA Health Care System is seeking a Medical Director (Physician) for the Home Based Primary Care Program to provide comprehensive home-based primary care to frail, chronically ill Veterans. The physician delivers longitudinal care, coordinates with an interdisciplinary team, and supports quality, safety, and performance goals for Veterans with complex medical needs.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Provide medical directorship of the HBPC program including ensuring clinical metrics and quality standards are met.
- →Work closely with the HBPC Program Director and GEC Leadership team to ensure high quality care of Veterans enrolled in this program are met, including oversight of satellite HBPC sites in Santa Fe, Gallup, and Farmington.
- →Adhere to National VHA HBPC Directive to ensure procedures are followed.
- →Determine the need for consultation from medical, surgical, or psychiatric or other subspecialty clinics.
- →Determine the need for, and facilitate admission to the hospital and other transitions of care.
- →Visit the HBPC patients at home for medical evaluation and treatment when clinically indicated.
- →Must also be able to conducts virtual visit using VA approved platforms.
- →Provide medical administrative support such as completing physician required orders and forms for the HBPC patients.
- →Plan and direct the educational and clinical experience of medical students, residents, and fellows assigned to the HBPC Program, when indicated.
- →Assume a leadership role in the development and implementation of HBPC's process for continuous performance improvement.
- →Participate in the development of the individual plan of care at interdisciplinary care meetings for primary care provider assigned panel of patients.
- →Support the caregiver's capability to continue to provide care.
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
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