The Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (VAMC) is seeking a part-time (.4 FTE) Geriatric Care Physician to join our team in Grand Junction, Colorado. In this part-time, onsite role you’ll support the inpatient, Community Living Center and Home-Based Primary Care and may include Palliative Care for our Veteran population. The Veteran’s Health Administration Western Colorado Healthcare System features specialized personal care epitomizing excellence in healthcare delivered through a unique combination of medical center-based and local community-focused medicine. Be a part of the team who brings innovative, leading-edge care to America’s Veterans. 

The Opportunity:

• High quality, inpatient care in the Community Living Center, Home-Based Primary Care, plus Palliative Care
• No call and no nights
• Strong team support including pharmacy, psychology, nursing, and rehab therapy

Position Highlights:

• Strong work/life balance at a medium-sized facility
• Paid Time Off: Generous package of annual paid time off per year consisting of annual leave, sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays
• Excellent Federal Benefits:
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5-year vest) 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
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• No Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
• Work Schedule: Regular business hours adjustable to the needs of the service line, bi-weekly pay schedule

Basic Requirements:

• MD, or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine, board certified
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in any US state
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed approved US residency training

• Proven experience as a practicing physician specializing in geriatric medicine and acute care for elderly patients is preferred

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About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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