Outpatient Primary Care Practice Opportunity

The James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital and Clinics located in Tampa, Florida is recruiting for board eligible/board certified Internal Medicine/Family Practice Physicians to join their dynamic healthcare team.

Openings are located at the Tampa VA Medical Center and at our Community Base Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) located in;

New Port Richey

Duties include but not limited to the following:

The ideal candidate has strong leadership and managerial experience and skills, program development and implementation, system redesign and experience with performance measures and cultural transformation leading patient centered care.

Interprets the needs of the Network and institution, develops participation in problem solving, obtains buy-in, and optimizes the practice of care.

Serves as the contact for affiliates and maintains responsibilities for developing and maintaining partnership in education and research.

Takes an active role as a member of the Local Leadership Council includes counsel of chiefs, Clinical Executive Board, and Quality Safety Value, serving as a voting member and/or subject matter expert.

Serves as a Veteran advocate for quality of medical care, patient rights, and confidentiality. When necessary, recommends appropriate programmatic changes and responses to issues of patient complaints.

Ensure the Medical Staff maintains the appropriate competency levels by promoting educational programs.

Responsible for medical staff in the following levels of care:

PACT/Primary Care

Specialty services to include: Pain, MSK, Women's Health and Battlefield Acupuncture

Key leader in the design, development, implementation and review of clinical care within the medical center CBOCs/OPC.

Provide direct patient care as needed in outpatient, and urgent care settings as needed, utilizing face to face visits and telemedicine.

Work Schedule: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Monday-Friday

Salary Range: $180,000.00 – $243,000.00 per year

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive available for highly qualified candidate

Selected candidate may be eligible for student loan repayment through the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP). Participation is based on funds availability.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 paid Federal holidays per year
• 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

Our main campus provides primary care and specialty health services, including cardiology, foot care (podiatry), mental health care, treatment for spinal cord injuries, prosthetics, and more. Below, you’ll find our address and hours, parking and transportation information, and the other health services we offer at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital.

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