Womens Health Primary Care Provider in Hawaii (Kapolei, Oahu)

Physician to collaborate with Women Veterans Program Manager, staff Gynecologist and Women's Health Director in the delivery of comprehensive health care for women in the VAPIHCS including its community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs). This physician will be fully qualified and certified to function in a clinical role and in accordance with the guidelines and policies of the VAPIHCS. This individual is delegated the authority and responsibility in his/her area of expertise to assume clinical duties related to the delivery of comprehensive women's health care.

The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Primary focus of clinical practice is the delivery of care to an assigned panel of women Veterans. Comprehensive primary care including health history, physical examination, diagnostic evaluation and clinical intervention, prevention, self-management, patient education, and specialty consultation will be provided to female Veterans in the Primary Care team setting.
• Provide preventive health care, gender specific care, gynecological care, birth control counseling and management, pre-conception care, breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings, HPV/flu/pneumococcal/COVID vaccinations, pelvic exams, treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted infections, pelvic/abdominal pain, menstrual concerns, urinary incontinence, mammograms, wellness and health living, nutrition and weight management, smoking cessation, and patient education to Veterans in the PACT setting.
• Functions as a member of a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), collaborating with clinical and administrative support to provide timely, quality, coordinated care for Veterans.
• Provide appropriate disposition of identified health care problems.
• Inform Veterans to accomplish shared decision making in medical treatment/regimens.
• Demonstrate medical expertise in diagnosing and treating multi-symptomatic patients.
• Utilizes and promotes approved standards of care, procedures, methods and techniques, safety precautions and protocols in their application to this population in all settings.
• Collaborates with other health care resources to ensure continuity of care.

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