Physician Supervisor; Primary Care​/Authorized

Physician Supervisor (Primary Care) - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive Authorized

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This Primary Care Physician Supervisor will assume clinical and administrative responsibilities to promote the Primary Care product line model in the following CBOC locations:
Lubbock - TX, Childress - TX, Dalhart - TX, and Clovis - NM. Travel to these locations may be required less than 25% of the time.

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.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Language:
  Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Education:
  
  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.
• License/Registration:
  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.
• Accepted residencies include those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or other residencies underscored by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States deemed appropriate by the local Medical Staff Executive Committee.
• Residency
  
  Note:
  
  Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs 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 (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee‑basis.
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged.
• However, they have a scope of practice that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision.
• Surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/.

• The incumbent will primarily act as a primary care provider within a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT).
• The incumbent will provide primary care to an assigned patient panel as delineated in the clinical privilege list for a primary care physician.
• This will include - but is not limited to - diagnosis and management of a variety chronic medical illnesses, diagnoses and management of a variety of acute medical illnesses, providing patient education regarding their acute and/or chronic illnesses, addressing preventative care topics with patients, coordinating patient care with consultants and specialists, performing routine in‑office procedures within the primary care scope of practice, and formulating care plans to ensure patients’ overall health and wellbeing.
• This position will be 50% administrative to perform supervisor duties and 50%…