Summary

Primary Care - Sioux Falls Provides care of the Veterans' medical needs through history and physical exam - ordering appropriate lab tests - radiology studies - screening studies. This includes evaluating tests - developing a treatment and follow-up plan to include medication - medical equipment - and home based interventions through the guidelines. This will also include the outpatient follow up visits - post discharge follow-up and managing care with specialty and sub-specialty medical providers.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board certified/eligible - Primary Care Experience Reference: VA Regulations - specifically VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard
• This can be found in the local Human Resources Office
• ???????Physical Requirements: Periods of long - standing
• Occasional lifting of moderately heavy objects
• Long periods of sitting at a computer station
• The need for high degree of accuracy - high stress situations - and the ability to adapt work plans based on patient status.

Duties

• The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers
• This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest
• As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care - you will operate in a model with three core elements - seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran
• This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community
• This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being
• Duties included - but not limited to
• Provides patient care through face to face visits and/or other modalities (group clinics - telephone clinics - secure messaging - etc)
• Assists in the preparation of the patient and/or his/her family to include - but not be limited to - teaching (to include health promotion and disease prevention activities) - accumulating data and medical problems - and presenting patient centered discussion of medical problems for appraisal and scheduling patients with the appropriate Primary care department services
• Responsible for completing patient encounters - notes - and correctly coding visits in accordance with coding guidelines
• Acts as the focal point of the designated outpatient clinic by being the contact person for all other consultant services regarding patient care - and providing consults for Primary Care department to other services
• Provides assistance to the Primary Care Department with regard to duties to assist the service that may be requested
• These may include - but not be limited to - assisting in data assimilation for VA reports - quality assurance programs - or others as determined by the Chief of Primary Care - Chief of Staff
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in Sioux Falls VAMC Primary Care Department
• The individual must demonstrate the knowledge of the changes associated with aging and possess the ability to provide care based upon physical - psycho/social - cultural - safety and other age related factors as noted in the competencies described in departmental and/or unit specific policies and procedures
• Maintain skills - proficiencies - and professional knowledge required for licensing and clinical scope of practice
• Provides instruction/preceptor-ship for physician assistant students - physician assistant residents and Nurse practitioner students from various schools across the region - within her Primary Care Department clinic
• Provides physical/history and medical instruction to pharmacy students - within her Primary Care Department clinic
• Provides instruction to new primary Care Department providers in the particulars of routine policies and procedures regarding patient care
• Operates in a Program Manager role assuming additional duties in the Primary Care Service Line
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Approved Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting EDRP Authorized: Contact VHAVISN23EDRP@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance - a student loan payment reimbursement program
• You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment
• Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application
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