Summary

The Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) is currently recruiting Primary Care providers to serve in our facilities.

Qualifications

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.

Basic Requirements:

• 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
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• 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
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board certified/Board eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Experience with Chronic disease management and geriatric patients Experience in providing pain management Experience with addiction treatment Experience in delivering mental health treatment Experience in providing women's health care Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 lbs.)
• light carrying (under 15 lbs.)
• use of fingers - walking 4-8 hours
• standing 4-8 hours
• near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4
• far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other
• hearing (aid permitted)
• working closely with others
• working alone
• emotional and mental stability required.

Duties

• Start - continue - or finish your career here | VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System(youtube.com) NOTE: This is an open and continuous announcement to be advertised from 28 May 2025 until 30 September 2025
• Applications will be reviewed as vacancies become available - with the first round of application reviews taking place no later than 6 June 2025
• Our Primary Care Provider functions as a team provider in a shared workflow with a multidisciplinary Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT - a medical home model)
• The PACT team model consists of an MD (or PA/NP) - RN - LPN - and Medical Support Assistant
• Providing leadership to the team including shared delegation of appropriate care and care processes to appropriate team members
• You will be assigned to provide comprehensive - collaborative same-day and continuity care to an assigned panel of Veterans via face-to-face or telehealth modalities utilizing all available tools - such as registries - to enable effective population health management
• PACT Providers are expected to demonstrate excellence in customer service via compassionate and informed interpersonal relationships with Veterans - family members - and staff
• Duties include but are not limited to: Participating in team performance improvement and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and care delivery to patients
• Providing health education and health coaching on wellness - disease prevention - chronic care management - and self-management skills to patients and personal support persons - commensurate with the documented expertise or professional training of the PACT member
• Reviewing available clinical and performance data with the team - focusing on continuous improvement of critical team processes
• Ensuring the patient has same-day access for face-to-face and telephone care visits during regular clinic hours
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for rural facilities only
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) This position is eligible for 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 are ineligible to apply
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• 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 Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 40hrs per week (start/end time flexible)