New Physician Opportunity – Geriatrics Consultation and Geri PACT Clinic –Martinez, CA

VA Northern California Health Care System is looking for an enthusiastic candidate interested in providing patient care management in an interdisciplinary Geriatrics Clinics in Martinez, CA

Northern California has much to offer to those seeking good weather and an abundance of outdoor activities whether you prefer the beaches of San Francisco or the mountains and snow of Lake Tahoe. If you’re interested in work/life balance, research or academics you will find that working for the VA offers many benefits not to mention the great honor we have in serving our nation's heroes.

The Geriatrics Section is organizationally aligned under the Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) Service. The Staff Geriatrician will serve elderly Veterans with various complex geriatric medical conditions and dementia, needing an interdisciplinary specialty-based consultation, evaluation and management, as well as lead the management of a proportional panel of geriatric primary care patients. These patients are complex, needing specialty interdisciplinary Geriatrics expertise, and frequently at high risk of frequent hospital re-admissions and Emergency Department visits due to multiple comorbidities or prolonged hospitalization. Veterans are evaluated and managed by a core interdisciplinary team consisting of a Geriatrician (MD, DO), Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, Dietician, Pharmacist, and Social Worker integrated with the Geriatrics team. 

The physician will lead the Interdisciplinary Geriatrics team in the East Bay based at Martinez, CA to achieve the Service's mission and goals.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm; Possible one day telework can be granted depending on the provider availability.

The Department of Veteran Affairs Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) is an integrated health care delivery system, offering a comprehensive array of medical, surgical, rehabilitative, mental health and extended care to veterans in Northern California. The health system is comprised of a medical center in Sacramento; a rehabilitation and extended care facility in Martinez; outpatient clinics in Martinez, Fairfield, Vallejo, Stockton, Modesto, Sonora, Sacramento (Mather and McClellan Park), Auburn, Yuba City, Redding, Chico, and Yreka; and dental clinics in Vallejo, Sacramento and Redding.

The Martinez VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) offers a full range of medical, surgical, mental health, and diagnostic outpatient services, including nuclear medicine, ultra-sound, CT and MRI. The clinic also operates a freestanding ambulatory surgery center. Additional services available at this facility include an infusion clinic, substance abuse treatment, pain management, rehabilitation medicine, phototherapy, audiology and speech pathology, women's health, Home Based Primary Care, EMG, EEG, movement disorder and a vascular laboratory. Also situated on this campus is a Community Living Center (CLC), a 120-bed extended care facility, offering subacute, rehabilitation, restorative, palliative, respite and transitional care. In addition, the CLC operates a neurocognitive unit, subacute unit, and a 23-hour bed program in support of post-procedural ambulatory care services.

Martinez is a small, cozy, historic town nestled between the Mount Diablo foothills and the Carquinez Straights. This Northern California location has a lot to offer to those seeking good weather and an abundance of outdoor activities whether you prefer the beaches of San Francisco or the mountains and snow of Lake Tahoe, and it is minutes away from Napa wine country.

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