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Women's Health Primary Care Physician
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
- →This position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Fayetteville VA Coastal Health care System (FVACHCS), and the Women's Health Service Line.
- →The successful candidate will serve as a Comprehensive Women's Health Primary Care Physician.
- →He/she is to ensure the quality and timeliness of the services provided, customer satisfaction, as well as compliance with the standards of accrediting bodies such as the Joint Commission and the Inspector General's Combined Assessment Program.
- →He/she is to ensure appropriate use of the available resources and will be responsible for the state-of-the-art standards of care.
- →He/she collaborates with other services as appropriate.
- →The Physician works as a leader of a multi-disciplinary health care team, collaborating with and directing other members of the team to provide Comprehensive Women's Health and Primary Care for Veterans enrolled to the team.
- →Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Care for Acute and Chronic Illness.
- →Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnostic work-up and clinic intervention, including comprehensive patient assessment, health history, physical examination, and patient education to Veterans in the Primary Care team setting; outpatient include both scheduled and unscheduled Veterans.
- →Provide Comprehensive Women's Health and Primary Care for female Veterans of all ages.
- →Function as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary Women's Healthcare team, including nursing, pharmacy, gynecology, social work, mental health, and nutrition, providing a comprehensive team-based, healthcare delivery model.
- →Establish a diagnosis and initiate appropriate response to emergency health problems.
- →Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations to other clinical services.
- →Order and evaluate diagnostic tests as appropriate, recommend treatment and/or referral.
- →Validate the effectiveness of previously implemented medical treatment.
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.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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