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Physician (Primary Care)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is recruiting for a Primary Care Physician. The work assignment may include Primary Care Clinic, Women's Health, Geriatrics, Spinal Cord Injury, Compensation and Pension disability examinations, and/or Urgent Care in an outpatient setting.
What You'll Do
- →This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT.
- →Eligible applicants will be referred until all vacancies are filled.
- →Primary Care Physician duties include but are not limited to: Primary Care providers in the outpatient setting are typically assigned a panel of approximately 1200 patients to manage.
- →Panel size at this time is determined by utilizing VHA PCMM software.
- →Panel size is determined at the National level through a complex formula which extracts local information regarding acuity of assigned patients, available support staff, number of exam rooms, etc.
- →Each provider's panel size is specific to their practice and setting.
- →Alternative or collateral duties may include management of a subsection of primary care patients, the subsection may be defined either by a disease status (e.g. spinal cord injury, narcotic use patients), or demographic status (women veterans, OIF/OEF veterans, employees etc.).
- →Typically, these duties are designated at the time of joining but occasionally during the course of employment, participation in special projects pertinent to assigned section may be necessary as the projects become available through strategic or other initiatives.
- →Physician may be assigned duty as a supervising or collaborating physician for one or more mid-level providers.
- →Physicians are expected to provide clinical oversight and review the care provided by midlevel practitioners.
- →Physicians are required to supervise and teach residents and students from affiliated medical schools and to supervise midlevel providers.
- →Providers will need to act as surrogates for the patients of their colleagues, when one or more of their colleagues are on leave.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
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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