Primary Care Physicians Needed at VA Clinic in Fredericksburg, Virginia...Great Opportunity!

Job Description

The Primary Care department at Fredericksburg VA Health Care Center is expanding, and we’re excited about our future. With a growing veteran population, we are looking for experienced Primary Care Physicians to help lead and direct.

Available Position:

• Primary Care Physicians (few vacancies)

Successful candidates should be comfortable performing all aspects of Primary Care. All care will be provided in an outpatient setting only with no inpatient care responsibilities. Qualified candidates should be BE/BC in Internal Medicine/Family Medicine/Primary Care. The selected candidate should demonstrate the ability to work well with a large, diverse, and dedicated patient care staff.

Duties Include, but are not limited to:

• Manages chronic conditions, evaluates, and treats inter-current medical conditions.

• Collaborates with a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) to provide accessible, comprehensive, coordinated, continuous care to an assigned panel of patients.

• Performs a variety of disease prevention-related activities, including gender and age-specific screenings, mental health screenings, and health promotion activities.

• Screens for, evaluates and treats uncomplicated common mental health disorders, including depression and common addictions, with referrals made to mental health providers for further evaluation and treatment as appropriate.

• Primary care physicians will 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 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.

• 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 always meet professional standards.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment)
EDRP: Assistance with payment of med school loans available up to $200K
Work Schedule: Tour is variable; 4 10-hour shifts per week for full-time
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 restrictions on moonlighting

Why Fredericksburg, Virginia?

• There’s a reason people have been putting down roots in Fredericksburg, VA for three centuries. With our rich natural surroundings, lively community, and central location, people come together to share ideas, start new ventures, and create a proud small city culture. Fredericksburg is near the nation’s biggest cities but feels like a different world, and the opportunities for growth are at our fingertips. Fredericksburg is authentic, solid and livable. It’s right where you want to be.

• Fredericksburg is in an area that enjoys one of the fastest growing economies and the highest standards of living in the United States. We are a mere 50 miles south of Washington, D.C. and 50 miles north of Richmond, Virginia.

• Our primary schools and institutions of higher learning are second to none. This includes the University of Mary Washington and Strayer University.

Interested?

Please feel free to share your resume or CV with me.

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

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 $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• 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

Services include: 

Laboratory

Radiology

Pharmacy

Primary Care

Mental Health (substance abuse disorder, individual and group treatment options)

Additional clinical services include:

Whole health

Telehealth 

Audiology

Dental

Optometry

Prosthetics

Physical Medicine & Rehab (physical therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, kinesiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech & language therapy)

Medical and Surgical Specialties (ENT, cardiology, neurology, pulmonary, dermatology, gastroenterology, infusion/oncology, and more)

Additional administrative services available at the Fredericksburg HCC:

Enrollment and eligibility

Release of information

Limited compensation and pension evaluations

VA voluntary services

Local VSO offices/representatives

• There’s a reason people have been putting down roots in Fredericksburg, VA for three centuries. With our rich natural surroundings, lively community, and central location, people come together to share ideas, start new ventures, and create a proud small city culture. Fredericksburg is near the nation’s biggest cities but feels like a different world, and the opportunities for growth are at our fingertips. Fredericksburg is authentic, solid and livable. It’s right where you want to be.
• Fredericksburg is in an area that enjoys one of the fastest growing economies and the highest standards of living in the United States. We are a mere 50 miles south of Washington, D.C. and 50 miles north of Richmond Virginia.
• Our primary schools and institutions of higher learning are second to none. This includes  University of Mary Washington and Strayer University. 
• We offer highly educated, sophisticated workers that are driven to success. The region is a magnet for defense and government contractors, high-tech startups, and cutting-edge healthcare providers.
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