The VA San Diego Healthcare System is seeking a Primary Care Physician to add to our team at our Sorrento Valley Community Based Outreach Clinic (CBOC). This position offers a unique blend of clinical work and academic instruction of approximately 120 residents and 600 medical students. This position will require an academic appointment with the University of California San Diego.
The CBOC operates under a Patient Aligned Care Team Model. Together with their team, comprised of a PCP, RN, LVN, and an administrator, the PCP cares for a panel of approximately 1,200-1,260 patients. The PCP provides primary care services in a team-based setting, including chronic disease management and preventive health. Common diagnoses encountered include diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, degenerative arthritis, depression, congestive heart failure, and chronic pain.
The physician evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and provides consultation for non-surgical adult patients of all ages, without life-threatening complications and with a wide variety of diseases, injuries, and disorders. He or she assesses, stabilizes, and determines the disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services. The physician may collaborate with /oversee mid-level providers such as nurse practitioners and works collaboratively with other specialties (and subspecialties) in and outside the VA system to manage or co-manage patients health. Select mental health and subspecialty services are available on-site. Other mental health, medical and surgical subspecialties services are available through consult to the San Diego VA Health Care System or to the community.
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8am - 4:30pm excluding Federal Government holidays. No weekend call!
We offer:
$240,000 - $300,000 compensation package based on training, experience, site location, and local labor market
Annual performance bonus of up to an additional $12,000 per year
Guaranteed salary increases
CME: $1,000/year
Malpractice: VHA physicians are covered under the Federal Tort Claims Act
No employment contracts, noncompete clauses, or restrictive covenants
26 days paid vacation; 13 days paid sick time; 11 paid federal holidays
Federal Retirement Pension and separate 401K with 5% agency match
Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Nationwide Mobility Relocate without loss of benefits, vacation, or pay
Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program up to $200,000**
**Selected candidates may be eligible to apply for education loan repayment assistance through the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) up to $200,000 over 5 years. Participation is based on funds availability.
To explore this Primary Care Provider opportunity further, please forward copy of your Curriculum Vitae to Jacob (Jay) Colon.
Qualifications:
U.S. Citizenship
Unrestricted U.S. Medical License
Successful completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
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.