Physician (Tele-Primary Care)

The VISN Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) Primary Care Physician is a VISN based position located in VISN 20. CRH is a clinical and administrative staff repository serving VA facilities within a Veterans Integrated System Network (VISN). Staff are expected to provide interprofessional services to VISN facilities underserved or experiencing gaps in clinicians due to the inability to match provider supply with demand. Services are conducted via multiple modalities, including virtual and in-person care. EDUCATION: Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:

Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or

Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.

For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]

NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area. RESPONSIBILITIES: VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards .

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

General Description of Assigned Duties:

The Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) Mobile Deployment Team (MDT) provides on-site primary care services and fulfills a requirement under the Mission Act 402.

In-person deployments of clinical staff for short-term assignments (typically 3-6 months) are determined at the discretion of the VISN CRH Associate Director of Primary Care, based on clinical needs and available resources.

Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties:

Provides Primary Care services to a panel of patients at one of the VISN 20 facilities through both virtual and in-person modalities, as part of an interprofessional team using the VA's Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model.

Functions as a member of both a virtual primary care team and the on-site care team at the patient's location to deliver comprehensive primary care to Veterans.

Utilizes Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT) as the primary modality for patient care, with additional use of video-to-home and telephone modalities as clinically appropriate.

May be required to travel occasionally to VISN medical centers or Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) to support in-person care delivery.

All CRH Primary Care Physicians assigned to a PACT team are required to travel to the VA Medical Center every 90 days to conduct face-to-face patient encounters.

If hired for locum tenens-type services , extended periods of in-person care at the patient site will be required.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm 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: Telehealth, including clinical video telehealth (CVT) and Video into the home (VVC). Additionally, skilled use of both CPRS and Oracle-Health are preferred.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .

Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds; Light carrying, under 15 pounds; Pushing (1 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Depth perception; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid may be permitted); sitting up to 8 hours.

Environmental Factors: Working closely with others; Working alone; Protracted or irregular hours of work (Possible extended hours). SALARY: QuantitativeValue EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Other

Salary : $1,000