Physician (Section Chief-Ambulatory Care Service) Tyler VA Clinic wRecruitmentRelocation Incentive

The Section Chief is assigned to the Associate Chief of Staff Ambulatory Care Service will be responsible for the overall day-to-day supervision of his/her assigned primary care providers. He/she will be required to travel between Community Based Outpatient Clinics under this section; as needed and will supervisor one or more CBOCs.

The physician (PACT) is accountable for adhering to established policies and standards of care/ practice in evaluating tracking and following up on patient care. The physician collaborates with health care professionals to provide longitudinal case management of the PCPs entire PACT panel with independent care delivery for acute/same-day needs or when otherwise requested by the PCP.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide independent care delivery for chronic acute/same-day medical needs. The type of care is served to the Veteran population with diseases consistent with those seen in the general population namely diabetes hypertension hyperlipidemia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mental health disorders etc. A part of your responsibility is to write orders for diagnostic testing prescribe medications consult with specialty services and utilize computerized/electronic medical records. The major function of the position includes Health Risk Assessment goal setting for prevention and chronic disease management. A major focus is on preventive medicine with a focus on achieving positive patient outcomes improving coordination of care decreasing clinic waits or delays and appropriate use of resources
• Provide direct patient care including but not limited to history and physicals medication management evaluation of diagnostic tests and treatment planning and clinical reminder completion as applicable.
• Function as a leader in the PACT approach in the delivery of care which emphasizes a team-based approach to healthcare. Oversee PACTs compliance to Message Manager MyHealtheVet and encounter completion. Proficient in Tele-Health to home visits (VA Video Connect) and Comprehensive Womens Health care.
• Document all medical information in an electronic medical record.
• Perform medication reconciliation.
• Other duties as assigned.

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

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.
• 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.
• Licensure and Registration: 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.
• Physical Requirements: See outlined below.
• English Language Proficiency. Physicians appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine/Family Medicine
• Experience running a PACT team collaborate with other services to improve patient experience quality indicators evaluate performance of those under them.