Primary Care- Physician Assistant

Summary

The Albert Lea Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) has an opening for a Full-Time Staff Physician. CBOCs within the Minneapolis VA Health Care System provide care to Veterans near their home town and serve over 50 -000 Veterans throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Be a part of this dynamic CBOC team! Our clinics are rapidly growing and located in great areas that offer a small - community-based private practice set in friendly communities.

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
• 13 month NTE appointment will be discussed during the interview phase Duties include: The PA practices general medicine with a focus on community-based outpatient clinical care
• Approximately 90% of the PA's time is dedicated to developing and maintaining an interdisciplinary approach to the direct care of general medicine clinic patients
• The PA independently follows his own panel of general medicine patients - functioning as their primary care provider
• This primary care/gatekeeper's role is incumbent with a high degree of responsibility and independence
• The location of the CBOC away from the Medical Center means that the PA's assessment skills and breadth of knowledge must be superior
• In addition - the employee must be a highly effective communicator to negotiate with consultants at the Fargo VA HCS regarding the triaging of patients he refers to
• Provider will be required to be a designated women's provider and complete the mandatory VHA training
• Providers may be required to travel to the CBOC's or provide gap coverage as determined by the supervisor.vi
• All providers will meet the work relative value unit (RVU's) as determined by the national office for primary care providers
• Providers will need to act as surrogates for the patients of their colleagues - when one or more of their colleagues are on leave
• 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 patients) - or demographic status (women veterans - OIF/OEF veterans - employees etc.)
• Work Schedule: 8-4:30pm - 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