What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician - Medical Director Patient Aligned Care Team position at Royal C Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital?
This position is located in the VA Health Care System Community Based Outreach Clinic in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Qualified applicants will be considered and referred every 2 weeks until the announcement closes on April 30, 2026.
Basic Requirements:
Clinical Care
- Provides comprehensive primary care, including history and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, and developing treatment and follow-up plans.
- Manages outpatient follow-up visits, post discharge care, and coordination with specialty and subspecialty services.
- Delivers care through multiple modalities, including face-to-face visits, group clinics, telephone clinics, and secure messaging.
- Ensures accurate and timely completion of patient encounters, documentation, and coding in accordance with VA guidelines.
Care Coordination & Team Collaboration
- Serves as the primary clinical point of contact for consultant services regarding patient care.
- Provides consultative support to other Primary Care providers and services.
- Assists with data assimilation for VA reports, quality assurance initiatives, and other tasks assigned by the Chief of Primary Care or Chief of Staff.
Education & Training
- Provides instruction and preceptorship for physician assistant students, PA residents, nurse practitioner students, and pharmacy students.
- Orients and mentors new Primary Care providers regarding clinic operations, policies, and procedures.
Program Management & Leadership
- Functions in a Program Manager capacity, assuming additional administrative and operational duties within the Primary Care Service Line.
- Participates in staff meetings, committees, workgroups, peer reviews, and other organizational activities.
- Completes all required CME, VA training, HIPAA, security, and mandatory education.
Professional Standards
- Maintains clinical competencies, licensure, and proficiencies required for the assigned scope of practice.
Age-Specific & Cultural Competency
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to adult and geriatric Veterans.
- Applies understanding of age related, developmental, and cultural factors in all interactions
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance at VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov
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.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off 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 (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Work Schedule: 8a.m. - 4:30p.m., Mon - Fri
Qualified applicants will be considered and referred every 2 weeks until the announcement closes on April 30, 2026.
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.
Responsibilities:
The Medical Director serves as an integral member of the Primary Care team and performs the following duties:Clinical Care
- Provides comprehensive primary care, including history and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, and developing treatment and follow-up plans.
- Manages outpatient follow-up visits, post discharge care, and coordination with specialty and subspecialty services.
- Delivers care through multiple modalities, including face-to-face visits, group clinics, telephone clinics, and secure messaging.
- Ensures accurate and timely completion of patient encounters, documentation, and coding in accordance with VA guidelines.
Care Coordination & Team Collaboration
- Serves as the primary clinical point of contact for consultant services regarding patient care.
- Provides consultative support to other Primary Care providers and services.
- Assists with data assimilation for VA reports, quality assurance initiatives, and other tasks assigned by the Chief of Primary Care or Chief of Staff.
Education & Training
- Provides instruction and preceptorship for physician assistant students, PA residents, nurse practitioner students, and pharmacy students.
- Orients and mentors new Primary Care providers regarding clinic operations, policies, and procedures.
Program Management & Leadership
- Functions in a Program Manager capacity, assuming additional administrative and operational duties within the Primary Care Service Line.
- Participates in staff meetings, committees, workgroups, peer reviews, and other organizational activities.
- Completes all required CME, VA training, HIPAA, security, and mandatory education.
Professional Standards
- Maintains clinical competencies, licensure, and proficiencies required for the assigned scope of practice.
Age-Specific & Cultural Competency
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to adult and geriatric Veterans.
- Applies understanding of age related, developmental, and cultural factors in all interactions
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance at VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov
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.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off 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 (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Work Schedule: 8a.m. - 4:30p.m., Mon - Fri
Salary : $1,000