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Summary

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Advertisement may be used to fill multiple positions.

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
• Additional Requirement: Board Certified / Board Eligible Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019

Duties

• Duties of the physician: A primary care physician will be responsible for delivery of primary care to patients enrolled at the Syracuse VA Medical Center or one of its staff model CBOCs
• The provider will manage scheduled and unscheduled patients in the outpatient clinic setting
• The primary care provider is an integral member of the PACT teamlet and is expected to work closely and coordinate patient care with other PACT teamlet members - including nursing and clerical staff
• Primary care physicians will participate in daily huddles with other teamlet 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
• recommended panel size at the division level is calculated based on support staff and room availability
• Each provider's panel size is specific to their practice and setting
• 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.)
• 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 supervision of or collaboration with primary care mid-level providers
• Physicians are expected to provide clinical oversight and to participate in peer review of other primary care providers through periodic chart reviews
• Primary care physicians will be responsible for 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 - to include 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 time frame as specified in department's 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
• Quality of care should meet professional standards at all times
• All physicians will work within their privileges at all times - unless necessitated by an emergency
• 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 Work Schedule: M - F 07:30 to 4:00 or needs of the Service