The Texarkana VA Clinic located in Texarkana, TX, has an immediate opening for a full-time, board certified/board eligiblePrimary Care Physician. Whether you're here to work, visit relatives, fish in a tournament, attend a wine festival, play golf, shop, seek medical care, or you're interested in calling Texarkana home, we are confident you'll find many things to love about our community. Most of all, we hope you'll feel the warm spirit of hospitality of kindness and fun for which Texarkana has earned a reputation. After all, we're truly Twice as Nice! The Texarkana VA Clinic is fully dedicated to providing top-quality medical care by serving and honoring America’s Veterans.
Highlights of this position include:
Competitive Starting Salary $215,000 - $230,000
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm. Occasional call on weekends
Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnostic work-up and clinic intervention to scheduled and unscheduled patients in the outpatient clinic setting
Works collaboratively with other health care professionals to accomplish patient, service, and medical center goals, promoting and embracing the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model of care
Distinguish between normal and abnormal findings to establish a diagnosis and initiate appropriate response to emergency health problems
Order and evaluate diagnostic tests as appropriate, recommend treatment and/or referral
Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations to other clinical services
Must be a U.S. Citizen. Non-Citizen candidates will be considered if a U.S. Citizen is not found
Full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State
Additional Requirements:
Board Certified with Family Practice and/or VA experience preferred
We offer:
Predictable work schedules and a focus on quality rather than volume
Annual performance bonus up to an additional $15K per year
Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
Malpractice: Liability protection with tail coverage provided
26 days paid vacation; 13 days paid sick time per year w/unlimited carry over; 11 paid holidays
Federal Retirement Plan
Separate 401K with partial agency match
Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME’s (must be full-time with board certification)
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), if approved
If interested, please email a copy of your current CV to me at Ashley.jones27@va.gov to schedule a time to discuss this exciting opportunity!
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.