Physician (Primary Care) Flagstaff, AZ CBOC PCS EDRP (Flagstaff)

Physician (Primary Care) Flagstaff, AZ CBOC PCS EDRP

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Physician (Primary Care) Flagstaff, AZ CBOC PCS EDRP

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Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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The position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), at the Northern Arizona VA Medical Center (VAMC) in the Primary Care Service Line to include its outlying Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) and Rural clinics. Incumbent will serve as Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Primary Care Provider (PCP).

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Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Approved

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Approved for highly qualified candidates

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Approved

EDRP Authorized: Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application . Contact [email protected] for questions/assistance. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

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 restriction on moonlighting

The provider will work as a member of multi-disciplinary health care teams, collaborating with other members to provide medical care to Veterans. Expected to demonstrate advance competencies and skills in assessing the physical and psychosocial status of the patients and caregivers, play an active role in the health care team, promote preventive measures, manage the acute and chronic conditions of their assigned panel of patients as well as patients assigned to other team members when circumstances require.

Provider is responsible for the following duties but not limited to:

• Ongoing, continuous care of one or more assigned panel(s) of Veterans
• Utilizing all available tools to enable effective and efficient identification and interventions of individual patients
• Ensuring appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patients assigned to the patient panel
• Functioning at the full extent of the team member's relevant clinical privileges, credentials, scopes of practice, elements of practice, certification, or other facility approved documentation of competency
• Participating in team performance improvements and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and care delivery to patients.
• Managing communications and facilitating safe transitions of patients between PACT's site of care
• Providing health education, and health coaching on wellness, disease prevention, chronic care management, and self-management skills
• Using formal and informal communicators that are respectful, effective, timely, and bidirectional with all team members
• Collaborating with informatics technology staff to develop and implement systematized, electronically supported tools to support PACT care delivery process
• Providing leadership to the team including shared delegation of appropriate care and care processes to appropriate team members
• Reviewing available clinical and performance data with team, focusing on continuous improvement of critical team processes.
• Evaluations and treatment, including face to face, telephone, and/or video to home clinics
• Initial and ongoing assessment of patient's medical, physical, and psychosocial status
• Obtain and document a comprehensive medical/physical history and physical examination
• Order and follow-up on appropriate diagnostic tests
• Review and interpret laboratory tests and take appropriate action
• Refer patients to consultations with specialty clinics
• Provide medical advice to patients, families, and community health providers by telephone
• Manage chronic and acute medical problems
• Enter orders into VA Electronic Medical records for medications, consults, testing, etc.
• Women's Health examinations and counseling
• Timely closure of encounters

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (
  NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved]]>