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Physician - Geriatrics Transitional Care Program Medical Director
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
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
- →The Geriatrics Transitional Care Program Medical Director may practice in all settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and telehealth modalities.
- →This physician may practice in all patient demographics, provide trainee education, participate in scholarly activity consistent with academic appointment, and implement several quality improvement projects.
- →This position provides primary care to assigned panel of patients in the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)/nursing home.
- →We are looking for a 1.0 FTEE Geriatric physician as medical director of the transitional care program.
- →Join a Geriatrics & Transitional care program established and operational for ~ 20 years.
- →One-site practice with geriatric transitional care, geriatrics clinics, PACT/nursing home, trainee education and quality improvement projects.
- →Plan and implement next level expansion of Geriatrics Transitional Care program.
- →Join a collegial group of physician and advance practice providers.
- →Work with an engaged interdisciplinary team.
- →Be part of Geriatrics & Extended Care programs supporting Veterans + caregivers with serious illness.
- →Opportunities for professional growth with work-life balance.
- →Shared after hours on-call responsibility.
- →Department description: Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) service has programs in outpatient geriatrics, Community Living Center (CLC)/nursing home care, Home-Based Primary Care, Inpatient and Outpatient Palliative Care, hospice care, transitional care, non-institutional care, and State Veteran Home partnership.
- →Geriatrics and HPM fellows, Internal Medicine residents and medical students from Virginia Commonwealth University complete their rotations with GEC faculty.
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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