Primary Care opportunity in Billings, Montana! Work/Life Balance, Outstanding VA Benefits, and Much More!

Join the Montana VA and Make a Difference for our Nation's Veterans

Are you ready for an exciting career move that combines professional excellence with a thriving personal life? Billings, Montana is right in the heart of Big Sky Country! Montana isn’t just a place; it’s a way of life. Montana’s unspoiled nature makes for a one-of-a-kind backdrop for your next adventure and career opportunity! Billings, MT has 120,000 residents that enjoy the scenic beauty of the Rims, Yellowstone River, Beartooth Mountains, Bighorn Canyon, and is just a short distance from Yellowstone National Park.

Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) is seeking a Board-Certified Family Practice or Internal Medicine Physician. The Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Billings, Montana is seeking a Primary Care Physician to care for our Veterans.

Opportunity information:

• Provides medical care in an outpatient setting using face-to-face, video or telephone appointments.
• Ensures the patient's care plan contains medical recommendations for clinically indicated care.
• Offers clinically indicated health care services to veterans assigned to the PACT, and providing or arranging for care to which the veteran consents.
• Provides leadership to the team including shared delegation of appropriate care and care processes to appropriate team members.
• Reviews available clinical and performance data with the team, focusing on continuous improvement of critical team processes.
• Ensures that your PACT has same-day access for face-to-face and telephone or VVC care visits during regular clinic hours.
• Collaborates with PACT staff to develop personal health plans that incorporate care management and care coordination appropriate to the veteran's needs.
• Communicates with facility leadership regarding the resources needed by the PACT for optimal function.
  
  

Benefit Highlights:

• Excellent benefit package and competitive compensation.
• Loan forgiveness availability- up to $200,000.
• Potential recruitment bonus.
• 11 federal holidays and 26 vacation days per year.
  
  

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses
• Annual Leave Max Carryover 86 days

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service

Billings, Montana Community Based Outpatient Clinic

The Billings VA Clinic fosters the ability for veterans in the Eastern Montana area to continue to receive high quality VA clinical services.

Services provided at the Billings VA Clinic include: primary care, nutrition, radiology, sleep medicine, C&P, low vision, and eventually pharmacy (pharmacy now is located at our King Ave building) Additionally, the on-site laboratory provides routine blood draws.

Multi-Specialty Outpatient Clinic Features:

• Primary care services for veterans in the Eastern Montana area.
• Behavioral Health services including individual, group and family counseling.
• Handicapped Accessible: full and easy access for all veterans.
• Personal Care: Highly qualified primary care providers, most specialty care referrals are handled at the Billings Facility.
• Laboratory: Blood drawing services available.
• Prescriptions: Routine prescriptions processed through the mail or My HealtheVet.

The most populous city in Montana with over 100,000 residents, Billings might well be the most urban place in Montana or Wyoming. You'll find real shopping malls here, along with the occasional 5 o'clock traffic jam and the tallest free-standing brick building in the world (the 23-story Crowne Plaza). Since its 1880s development by Frederick Billings as a railroad town, the city has evolved into the economic and industrial hub for the entire region.

Once a booming oil town, as well as a crossroads for the railroads, Billings has now positioned itself as the progressive medical center for all of eastern Montana, the Dakotas, and Wyoming. The economy is still based on cattle and grain, but downtown Billings boasts new banks and contemporary business centers, with many historic buildings enjoying restorations since the turn of the 21st century. Billings also has its share of scenic splendor: From the rimrocks surrounding the city you can see the Pryor Mountains, the Bighorns, and the majestic Beartooths to the west.  For more information Visit Billings, MT.