Physician; Patient Aligned Care Team Primary Care Provider

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) 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.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

To qualify for this position you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements 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.

• United States Citizenship – Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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 a VA approved school 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.
• Approved residencies are: (1) those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) – (2) those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) – (3) other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) deemed to have provided appropriate professional training and exposure to a range of patient care experiences.
• Residents currently enrolled in an ACGME/AOA accredited residency training program and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as Physician Resident Providers (PRPs).
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee basis.
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged.
• PRPs are to have a scope of practice that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision.
• Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
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• Physical requirements – Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position – with or without reasonable accommodation – without hazard to themselves or others. Depending on the essential duties of a specific position: usable vision – color vision – hearing or speech may be required. However, in most cases a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid.

• The Birmingham VA Health Care System is recruiting for a Physician – Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Primary Care Provider for the Guntersville VA Clinic.
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
• VHA Physician Total Rewards.
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
  Authorized Contract Buy Out Program – This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP) which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated…