<p>Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Eligible for the EDRP, student loan payment reimbursement program. 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. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive Authorized.</p> <p>Salary Updated</p> <ul> <li>Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Enjoy a strong salary, federal retirement plan, comprehensive health, dental, & vision insurance, & generous paid time off-including all federal holidays. </li><li>Student Loan Repayment </li><li>Job Security: VA offers unmatched job stability & security. </li><li>Professional Growth </li><li>Work-Life Balance: Predictable weekday schedule with no weekend or overnight shifts, plus flexible leave options. </li><li>Rewarding Mission: Providing care to Veterans contributing to their health & well-being. </li><li>Comprehensive Primary Care: Diagnose & treat a broad range of acute & chronic conditions, conduct physical exams, order & interpret diagnostic tests, & develop patient management plans. </li><li>Multi-Disciplinary Teamwork: Collaborate within a Patient Aligned Care Team including an RN care manager, LPN, clinical pharmacist, psychologists, & psychiatrists to deliver coordinated care </li><li>Education & Mentorship: Teach & mentor medical students, residents, & other learners, fostering the next generation of clinicians. </li><li>Integrated Support Services: Work in a system that provides seamless access to social work, travel assistance, & pharmacy services-without the hassles of pre-authorizations or multiple formularies. </li><li>Small-Clinic Feel, Large-System Resources: Enjoy the collegiality & patient-centered focus of a small clinic, backed by the resources & stability of the VA's comprehensive healthcare network. </li><li>Integrated Electronic Health Record System: Utilize a fully modernized, interoperable electronic health record (EHR) that connects seamlessly with the Department of Defense & other federal partners, enhanced with advanced technology-including AI tools-to support high-quality, efficient day-to-day patient care & enable robust population-level health analysis. </li></ul> <p>Work with Learners: Deepen your involvement in medical education by choosing to teach, mentor, & supervise medical students, residents, & other healthcare trainees.</p> <ul> <li>Focus on Higher-Risk Populations: Take on leadership or specialized roles in caring for higher-risk or complex patient populations, with support from a robust, multi-disciplinary team. </li><li>Advance Multi-Disciplinary Care: Pursue innovative, team-based approaches to care, collaborating closely with nursing, pharmacy, mental health, & social work professionals. </li><li>Develop Clinical Programs: Initiate or participate in quality improvement, research, or clinical projects that match your passions & expertise. </li><li>Comply with credentialing and privileging & required monitoring & evaluation criteria </li><li>Must maintain high clinic standards that are carried into decision-making processes </li><li>Continually strive to maintain & enhance teaching skills to effectively teach residents and students </li><li>Comply with current standards for medical record documentation & resident /medical student supervision </li><li>Expected to meet or exceed established Chronic Disease, Prevention & Utilization Indicators </li><li>Provide appropriate care for Veterans ranging in age from 18 through the geriatric years, taking into consideration diagnosis & physical, psychosocial, spiritual & cultural needs. </li><li>Demonstrates knowledge, skills and abilities to: conduct comprehensive health assessments; determine diagnoses & health care needs; & to construct health care plans based on effective therapeutic ability, consultation ,patient education & established practice guidelines. </li><li>Demonstrates ability to coordinate patient care through patient management techniques within the assigned PACT & implement the same functionality in PACTs. </li><li>Maintains effectiveness in recognizing emergency/acute situations & intervening in an appropriate & effective manner. </li><li>Documents patients' health care clearly, adequately & accurately as defined by medical records documentation, chronic disease & prevention indicators </li><li>Signs notes in a timely manner as dictated by Medial Center by-laws or the Primary Care Service Chief. </li></ul> <p>VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.</p> <p>EDRP (Authorized): Contact VHA EDRP Program Support VHAEDRPProgramSupport@va.gov, for questions or assistance on how to begin the application process. Learn more.</p> <p>Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Authorized.</p> <p>Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases</p> <p>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)</p> <p>Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA</p> <p>Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)</p> <p>Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory</p> <p>CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)</p> <p>Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided</p> <p>Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting</p>