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The Primary Care Physician at the Fort Dodge Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) functions in a clinical role to provide Veteran care and promote patient-centered interdisciplinary approaches to those individuals referred to Primary Care services at VACIHCS in accordance with standards of VHA and other accrediting bodies.
Learn more about this agency05/21/2021 to 10/28/2021
$200,000 - $243,000 per year
Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay)
VM 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Not required
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Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
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CBSY-11118383-21-AML
602178600
Current excepted service federal employees.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
This Fort Dodge position will be filed as either a Physician, or a Nurse Practitioner. The Nurse Practitioner announcement is CBSY-11118384-21-AML.
The Fort Dodge Physician duties are performed on a routine and repetitive basis and include, but are not limited to the following:
- Perform initial physical examinations on new patients collecting information regarding the history of the chief complaint and completes a physical examination, to develop and implement an appropriate level of expertise regarding Primary Care evaluation & treatment.
- Manages ongoing treatment of follow-up patients, consulting with the Primary Care as appropriate based upon the NP's experience and delegation of duties.
- Coordinates care for Primary Care patients, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, performs patient education regarding ongoing care of Primary Care needs, prescribes medications and products as appropriate.
- Places orders for diagnostic tests (e.g. MRI, ABI, orthotics, X-rays, bone scans etc.), and evaluates test results / reports.
- Coordinates clinic and providers schedules to maximize clinic efficiency and Veteran access to care.
- Coordinates pre-operative work-up for operative patients and arranges for them to be put on the OR schedule.
- Evaluates, treats and triages walk-in or add-on outpatients on a daily basis.
Manages inpatient care as requested, making rounds, recording their medical progress, updating and summarizing medical records, changing patient orders as appropriate, and notifying the admitting physician of significant changes in the patient's condition.
- Provides education and counseling to patients and families regarding preventive care, medical conditions, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
- Obtain surgical I-med consents in person and by recorded phone conversation for those procedures identified by the physician performing the procedure as appropriate.
- If determined appropriate, participate in Primary Care after-hours call as delegated by Associate Chief of Staff Specialty Care Medicine.
- Prescribes medications as appropriate for patients.
-Administrative duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Administrative days, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
EDRP is authorized. Student loan repayment up to $200K for eligible debt.
Incentives: Recruitment or relocation incentives are not authorized for this position
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
Paid Time Off: Annual leave at the rate of eight (8) hours per biweekly pay period; Sick leave at the rate of four (4) hours per biweekly pay period; 10 paid Federal holidays per year.
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 stipend + possible 1 week paid authorized absence to attend.
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.
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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. 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. Learn more
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides an overview of the benefits associated with a VA practice: VHA Physician Brochure.
Annual leave shall accrue for full-time physicians at the rate of eight (8) hours per biweekly pay period.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes (upload C.V. as resume document type):
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 10/28/2021 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11118383.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/602178600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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