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Physician - Primary Care (PACT SCI)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 35 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for 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
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized to a highly qualified candidate.
- →Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized Learn more.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →The primary care provider is a dedicated primary care clinician with training in SCI/D medicine to provide primary care and consultative services throughout the facility for eligible Veterans with SCI.
- →Major Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Provide primary care for veterans within the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model (~60% of clinical time), focusing on chronic disease management, wellness, disease prevention, and coordination with the PACT (e.g., nurses, social workers, clerks) 12.
- →Provide specialized SCI care (~40% of clinical time) focusing on spinal cord injury/disorder needs Utilizing the SCI/D Registry, to enable effective and efficient identification of, communication with, and intervention for Veterans with SCI.
- →Collaborating with the SCI/D Center MIO Coordinator and Chief, SCI/D Center with guidance from the SCI/D National Program Office, to modernize the SCI/D Registry and Outcomes program as it pertains to identifying, tracking, and coordinating care for Veterans with SCI who choose to receive care at the SCI/D Spoke facility.
- →Utilizing the SCI/D Registry and all other tools, to enable effective and efficient identification of, communication with, and intervention for individual Veterans with SCI.
- →Ensuring appropriate evaluation of, and access for, qualifying Veterans with SCI to VA resources and services.
- →Participating in team performance improvement and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and care delivery to Veterans with SCI.
- →Managing communications and facilitating safe transitions of Veterans with SCI between the SCI/D Spoke PACT, the SCI/D Center and other health care settings.
- →Providing health education and health coaching on wellness, disease prevention, chronic care management, and self-management skills to Veterans with SCI, commensurate with the documented expertise or professional training of the SCI/D Spoke PACT member.
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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