Primary Care Physician

DUTIES:
- A primary care physician will be responsible for the delivery of primary care to patients enrolled at the NJ VA CBOC. The provider will manage scheduled and unscheduled patients in the outpatient clinic setting.
- The primary care provider is an integral member of the PACT team and is expected to work closely and coordinate patient care with other PACT team members including nursing and clerical staff. Primary care physicians will participate in daily huddles with other team staff and participate in primary care systems redesign projects.
- A primary care provider in the outpatient setting is assigned a panel of patients to manage under PCMM guidelines; the recommended panel size at the division level is calculated based on support staff and room availability. Each providers panel size is specific to their practice and setting.
- Alternative or collateral duties may include the management of a subsection of primary care patients; the subsection may be defined either by disease status (e.g. spinal cord injury patients) or demographic status (e.g. women veterans OIF/OEF veterans employees etc.). Typically these duties are designated at the time of joining but may be assigned in the course of employment in response to new initiatives.
- Primary care physicians may have responsibility for the supervision of or collaboration with primary care mid-level providers. Physicians are expected to provide clinical oversight and participate in peer review of other primary care providers through periodic chart reviews.
- Primary care physicians will be responsible for the supervision education and evaluation of internal and/or family medicine residents and medical students in the outpatient primary care setting.
- Primary care physicians will act as surrogates for absent primary care providers when needed including the review of CPRS view alerts.
- Primary care physicians will regularly attend primary care staff meetings departmental meetings and medical staff meetings.
- A full-time provider is required to work a minimum of 80 hours per pay period.
- All physicians need to follow departmental and VHA policies for leave and attendance and will work within Title 38 appointment guidelines. Leave should be requested as far in advance as possible and with at least forty-five days notice to minimize patient cancellations. All unscheduled absences must be properly communicated and patients should be rescheduled within the time frame specified in the departments policies.
- Timely documentation (notes and encounter forms) is necessary in all areas in accordance with facility policy. All administrative work should be completed in a timely fashion.
- Clinical reminders should be addressed as medically appropriate. The quality of care should always meet professional standards.
- All physicians will always work within their privileges unless necessitated by an emergency.

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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 $1000 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: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Conditions of employment

• U.S. 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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.

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.