Physician (Primary Care-Women's Health)

The primary care provider is an integral member of the PACT team and is expected to work closely and coordinate patient care with other PACT team members, including nursing and clerical staff. Primary care physicians will participate in daily huddles with other team staff and participate in primary care systems redesign projects. This position will share responsibilities (approximately 1 day per week) as a designated women's health provider.

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EDRP Authorized: Contact Christine.Mcmahon2@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

The James J. Peters VA is an academic tertiary care center with inpatient medicine, surgery and ICU units as well as a nursing home and spinal cord unit. We are affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Vagelos School of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia. The facility also has its own internal medicine residency program.

• Care is provided to the patients in multiple modalities including face-to-face, virtual, secure messaging and telephone including coordination of care
• Provide appropriate preventative care to veterans with attention to quality measures to promote veteran quality of care
• Participate in team and facility quality improvement and coordination of care population-based interventions
• Orders appropriate diagnostic and screening testing and follow-up of results
• Participate in medical student and medical resident supervision in clinic with opportunities to participate in trainee quality improvement projects and didactic teaching
• Opportunity for faculty appointment at affiliated medical schools
• Provides a full range of primary care clinical services including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care in their specialty.
• The women's health portion of this position will be a part of a multidisciplinary team to provide primary care and gender specific care of female veterans of all ages at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center and associated CBOCs. The team includes pharmacy, gynecology, social work, mental health and nutrition. The provider will collaborate with 2 gynecologists on site, a women's veterans practice manager, maternity coordinator, breast care/mammographer coordinator and breast surgeon.
• Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
• Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with Joint Commission, CARF, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, VISN standards, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory' continuing education, and HIPPA policies.
• Specific tasks are itemized in each provider's Credentialing and Privileging package

Work Schedule: M-F Administrative Day Tour

Contact - Michael Knight

607-281-9383

michael.knight@va.gov