Primary Care Physician Opportunities at West Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Maria VA Clinics – Join a Mission-Driven Team Serving Veterans

Seeking Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) for the Greater Los Angeles (GLA) VA with opportunities at the West Los Angeles VAMC, Ventura and Santa Maria clinics. The VA is mission-oriented and provides exceptional care for those who have served in our nation’s military.

PCP responsibilities include but are not limited to providing comprehensive care from screening for mental health concerns such as PTSD, depression, and military sexual assault trauma to substance use/abuse and diagnosing primary care needs from acute to chronic illness to gender-specific care. PCPs coordinate specialty care when needed and provide preventative care for age-appropriate cancer screenings, weight management counseling, and immunization. In addition, they analyze and synthesize data from multiple sources to establish a differential and working diagnosis.

Primary care team members include nurses, social workers, integrated mental health providers, pharmacists, and administrative support for scheduling, among others. The GLA VA Healthcare System is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Opportunities exist for an academic appointment at UCLA as a clinician-educator to teach medical students, internal medicine residents, and other trainees.
Previous experience in teaching is preferred for clinics that are part of academic training programs. 

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am-4:30pm | 12-15 Patients per clinical day

Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine
• Must possess a current, full, and unrestricted license from any state or US territory.
• Must have completed residency in an accredited core specialty
• Preferred minimum of 5 years of practice, but not required.
• Must be Board Certified

Benefits and Features: The VA offers all employees industry leading full benefits and features package to support high quality professional practice & favorable work-life-family balance. The VA package includes:

• Competitive Salary Range: $250,000-$270,000 + up to $15,000 annual performance-based award, final salary determination within this range. 
• 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)
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• Benefits Include: Dental, Medical, Life Insurance, Pension, Thrift Savings Plan (401K) with 5% salary match, Survivor Benefits etc.
• Continuing education: Up to $1,000 annually
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: VA employees are eligible.
• Education Debt Reduction Program is Authorized: Reimbursement program that repays qualifying student loan debt up to $200,000 tax-free for up to five years, or service periods
• Service without strings: No employment contracts, noncompete clauses, restrictive covenants, or other significant restrictions on outside work.

Discover the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA) - a renowned Department of Veterans Affairs institution dedicated to providing exceptional care for veterans. GLA is a robust system catering to the diverse healthcare needs of Veterans residing throughout five counties: Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo. With two ambulatory care centers, a tertiary care facility, and eight community-based outpatient clinics, GLA serves over 1.4 million veterans.  

GLA is a beacon of extensive and comprehensive healthcare facilities within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Our West Los Angeles VA Medical and Sepulveda VA Medical Centers, both teaching hospitals, offer a comprehensive range of health services for Veterans, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and a strong focus on education and research. GLA's affiliations with the UCLA School of Medicine, USC School of Medicine, and over 45 colleges, universities, and vocational schools in 17 medical, nursing, paramedical, and administrative programs enhance our healthcare capabilities. We provide professional training in most major medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. We strive to discover knowledge, develop VA scientists and healthcare leaders, and create innovations that advance healthcare for Veterans and contribute to the nation's health.

GLA boasts one of the most extensive research programs in the VA, encompassing six research centers of excellence.  Collaboration is the cornerstone of our research efforts, and we are dedicated to research that enriches the knowledge base and fosters the next generation of healthcare leaders. We aim to drive innovations that enhance healthcare for veterans and the nation. We are committed to involving veterans in our research community, providing them opportunities to contribute and benefit from our work, and making them feel included and valued. Our ultimate goal is to use research to promote better health and health care for all. 

Accreditations from prestigious bodies such as the Joint Commission, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, American Psychological Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Council on Chiropractic Education further underscore our unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation, instilling confidence in the quality of care we provide.