Physician- Primary Care

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. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhavisn04hredrp@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance 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 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 service (minimum 4 years). For additional information and eligibility requirements, contact the VHA Contract Buy Out Program Manager at vacontractbuyoutprog@va.gov. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is located at the Warren County VA Clinic at 3 Farm Colony Drive Warren, PA 16365-5209 MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Description: Provision of general medical/primary care managing both common and complex illnesses. Perform history and physical examination Evaluate, diagnose, provide generalist/primary care consultation, medically manage, and treat adult patients. Perform pre-operative evaluation Supervision of medical residents and medical students Obtain informed consent in conformance with organization policies and procedures. Procedures Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, knee, with or without image guidance Cryotherapy of skin lesions Develop acupuncture plan. Use of needles, electric stimulators, and heat in treatment. (Includes cupping, dry needling) Diagnose, treat, and prevent illness or injury by use of manual therapy to improve the impaired or altered function of the musculo-skeletal system (somatic dysfunction). Foreign body removal Management of epistaxis including placement of posterior nasal hemostatic packing and anterior nasal cautery and/or packing to control nasal hemorrhage (epistaxis) Pap smear and endocervical culture Perform simple skin biopsy or excision Preliminary interpretation of EKG and imaging studies Skin excision, including biopsy and lesion removal Skin lesions removal utilizing hyfrecator Treatment of burns, superficial and partial thickness Trigger point injection, injection of lateral shoulder region Wound care, incision and drainage of abscess, simple debridement, aspiration, wound closure, and local anesthetic techniques Special Privileges: It should be noted that all physicians care for patients with these characterist

Salaire : $230,000 – $315,000/Per Year | Avantages : http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/benefits/index.asp

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The Erie VA Medical Center is located on a 20-acre site in an exclusive residential area, overlooking the city and Presque Isle Bay. The Medical Center is a general medical and surgical facility that provides a full range of primary care services. An outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic provides individual and group counseling services, PTSD, substance abuse, suicide prevention, and chronically mental illness treatment. The Medical Center supports a Geriatrics & Extended Care program with Community Living Centers, respite, inpatient hospice, rehabilitation, home based primary care, care coordination home telehealth, geriatric and evaluation management servi