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Physician - Home Based Primary Care Director
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
- →Duties Directly supports GEC ACOS with intermittent coverage needs for overall clinical operations in Finger Lakes HCS GEC.
- →Assists with completion of Hospice and Palliative Care consults.
- →As the HBPC Medical Director, they are responsible for the overall care delivered by the HBPC PACT.
- →Provides clinical mentorship and supervision to HBPC PACT ANPs (10) while overseeing clinical operations and oversight with programmatic operations in HBPC PACT.
- →Is heavily involved in the clinical performance improvement programs related to HBPC quality metrics.
- →In conjunction with the HBPC Program Director, develops policy and procedures for implementing the HBPC program and ensures that the HBPC program is integrated into VA medical facility procedures when appropriate.
- →Is readily accessible and promptly responsive to HBPC PACT members with urgent need for consultation, physician orders or as requested by the Veteran.
- →Oversees care planning for all Veterans enrolled in the HBPC Program by either actively participating in HBPC Program team meetings.
- →Communicates medical care advances and practice standards to the HBPC PACT.
- →Arranges physician coverage as needed and communicates the plan of coverage to the HBPC PACT.
- →NOTE: The VA medical facility HBPC Medical Director must be available to act as back-up for HBPC PACT primary care providers and make home visits when needed or when the designated HBPC PACT primary care providers are unavailable.
- →Collaborates with other HBPC Medical Directors, VISN leadership and VHA Central Office staff members on program development issues.
- →Collaborates with the HBPC Program Director and VA medical facility to select qualified clinicians and staff for the HBPC PACT.
- →Maintains a patient caseload and conducts home visits with other HBPC PACT team members as needed.
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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