Physician - Assistant Chief of Primary Care Job Listing at Department of Veterans Affairs in Dover, DE (Job ID 3937805-2024-07-12)

Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve in a dual capacity as Assistant Chief of Primary Care for Community Based Ooutpatient Clinics and may also serve as a skilled ambulatory care board certified medicine physician
• Complete Women' Health specific training in order to obtain classification as a Designated Women's Health Provider (DWHP)
• The incumbent may function as a counterpart to the ACOS and has been delegated responsibility for all medical, administrative, and management activities within the CBOC clinical services area
• The nature of the duties and responsibilities is such that a professional degree of Doctor of Medicine is a fundamental requirement
• Duties require exceptional ambulatory care clinical skills; detailed knowledge of the Veterans Health Administration guidelines, policies, and procedures; detailed knowledge of the missions and capabilities of Primary Care Service; as well as, a good working knowledge of the Primary Care operations of the Wilmington VAMC
• Must work effectively under pressure in frequent emergencies and changes by rendering assistance such as learning what the difficulty is and quickly developing factual information for the ACOS' use to guide the overall management of all CBOC Primary Care Programs
• The candidate must be willing to treat opiate use disorder with buprenorphine therapy (training available) in consultation
• The candidate must be willing to treat Geriatric Primary Care patients and is encouraged to apply for implementation of a Geriatric Primary Care panel (encouraged but not required)
• The candidate must be willing to provide residency training of affiliated medical Universities and their programs

Compensation Information:
$240000.0 / Annually - $240000.0 / Annually