Primary Care Physician - Maplewood Community Care Clinic

Overview

Minneapolis VA Health Care System (VAHCS) is a teaching hospital providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology, as well as education and research. As a VA physician, opportunities are extensive with openings in multiple functions of VA, offering a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips.

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 physicians 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
• 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
• Approved residencies: (1) ACGME; (2) AOA; or (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) as deemed appropriate by the local Medical Staff Executive Committee
• 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 and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; they have a scope of practice with supervised restricted duties
• Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Internal/Family Medicine preferred
• Experience:
  
  2-3 years clinical experience (reference: VA Qualification Standards)
• Physical Requirements:
  
  You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): eligible for student loan repayment; submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment
• Program approvals and award details determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review
• Paid time off: 50-55 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 federal holidays, possible 5 days CME)
• Retirement:
  Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions by VA
• Insurance:
  Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• CME reimbursement:
  Possible up to $1,000 per year (full-time with board certification)
• Malpractice:
  Free liability protection with tail coverage
• Contract:
  
  No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
• Facility:
  Maplewood Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) has a Full-Time Staff Physician opening
• Coverage: 13 CBOCs within the Minneapolis VA Health Care System serving Veterans in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin
• Facilities:
  Updated, fully-equipped medical clinic with lab, x-ray, and telemedicine capabilities
• Team-based care:
  Primary care with nursing and on-site clinical pharmacist support;
  Mental Health services available
• Patient care focus:
  Take time with patients; visits are 30 minutes for established patients and 60 minutes for new patients
• Practice:
  Outpatient duties and management of scheduled and unscheduled patients; assigned patient panel per VHA PCMM software
• Clinical focus:
  Chronic disease management (CHF, COPD, DM), mental health collaboration, MOVE program (weight loss, diet, activity), health promotion/disease management
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday – Friday, 07:00–16:30