Physician Medical Director Primary Care

We are seeking an enthusiastic internist with a passion for medical education for a full time position as Medical Director at our Jamaica Plain location in Boston Massachusetts. This full-time position includes approximately 51% clinical time.

The Jamaica Plain practice is a large primary care practice with 6000 patients and 10 physicians with onsite access to multiple specialties radiology laboratory services and Urgent Care. The Medical Director is responsible for ensuring that excellent high quality care is provided to our Veteran population in the Jamaica Plain Primary Care Clinic.

Key responsibilities include:

-Working as a member of the management team to provide oversight of practice management including direct provider supervision operational issues and clinical performance.
-Providing longitudinal care to a panel of medically complex and diverse patients.
-Developing local educational initiatives for providers and trainees.
-Precepting house staff and medical students.-Implementing clinical quality improvement initiatives.

Prior expertise in medical education is preferred. Candidates should also be experienced with population management evidence-based guidelines and adult learning principles.

VA Primary Care Physicians manage a complex panel of patients in collaborative teams. Panel sizes are approximately 1250 patients per full-time physician and appointment lengths are 60 minutes for new patients and 30 minutes for all other appointments. Telephone and video care are encouraged. Each physician is assigned a registered nurse clinical associate and scheduler. There is no call and no weekend or holiday duty.

Physicians provide general and gender-specific care to adult men and women. The VA utilizes a national electronic medical record and is known for delivering high quality evidence-based care within a culture of continuous improvement. The Primary Care Service at VA Boston Healthcare System is leading the VHAs initiative in the Whole Health System of care which includes conventional treatment but also focuses on self-empowerment self-healing and self-care. The Whole Health System approach is informed by evidence-based research and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.

VA Boston Healthcare System offers teaching opportunities for both medical students and medical residents in the inpatient and outpatient arenas. Academic accomplishments will be commensurate with academic appointment at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level at Harvard Medical School or Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.

The Jamaica Plain campus is a large facility which includes the medical and surgical services and all specialty services. Teaching is an important part of this practice and resident clinics are held with residents from Brigham & Womens Hospital Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center and Boston Medical Center. Jamaica Plain is part of metropolitan Boston with easy access to arts cultural and sports events as well as access to Coastal and Cape Cod communities. The Jamaica Plain campus is on the MBTA Green Line.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified eligible applicants.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):This position is eligible for the EDRP a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Approval award amount (up to $200000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
EDRP Authorized: Contact VHA EDRP Program Support the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more.
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: Full Time Monday - Friday; Schedule to be Determined with Supervisor

Conditions of employment

Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

• 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).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

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.