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Primary Care Physician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 56 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
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →Contact information will be provided for the EDRP Coordinator in the event you have any questions or need assistance.
- →These duties include but are not limited to the following: Performs and records history and physical examinations and records data from clinic visits.
- →Evaluates, consults, develops diagnosis, and manages the primary care panel of patients assigned.
- →Enters progress notes in computerized medical record and completes workload documentation in a timely manner.
- →Provides medical care encompassing acute and chronic medical conditions and all appropriate preventive care for both male and female veterans.
- →Orders diagnostic tests, medications, laboratory tests as medically relevant for each patient.
- →Provides timely follow-up on results and patient inquiries, including and not limited to completion of view alerts, secure messages and other patient communications.
- →Determines medical assessment and develops treatment plans according to accepted protocols.
- →Prescribes medications according to approved formulary, and in accordance with Federal and State Law.
- →Educates patients concerning medical conditions and recommended treatments.
- →(Specific topics include but are not limited to nutritional counseling, need for smoking cessation, need for periodic immunizations and health screening tests, acute and chronic disease management and other preventive health measures).
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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