Work life balance, 10-12 patients per day!

<p textalign="center" class="text-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Duties</strong></p><p textalign="center" class="text-center" style="text-align: center;">The Physician will evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation to ambulatory adults in an outpatient setting at Saint Louis VA Health Care System.<br><br>Duties for Primary Care faculty include providing direct patient care in an outpatient setting. There are also opportunities to engage in population health management and quality improvement projects. Prior training or clinical experience in an academic teaching environment is preferred.</p><p textalign="center" class="text-center" style="text-align: center;">Primary Care of a panel of primary care patients (male and female)</p><p textalign="center" class="text-center" style="text-align: center;">Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnostic work-up and clinic intervention, including comprehensive patient assessment, health history, physical examination, and patient education to Veterans in the Primary Care team setting; outpatients include both scheduled and unscheduled Veterans. Function as an integral part of a Primary Care multi-disciplinary team to coordinate, facilitate, and provide patient care and services.</p><p textalign="center" class="text-center" style="text-align: center;">Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to establish a diagnosis and initiate appropriate response to emergency health problems.</p><p textalign="center" class="text-center" style="text-align: center;">Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations to other clinical services.</p><p textalign="center" class="text-center" style="text-align: center;">Order and evaluate diagnostic tests as appropriate, recommend treatment and/or referral.</p><p textalign="center" class="text-center" style="text-align: center;">Validate the effectiveness of previously implemented medical treatment.</p><p textalign="center" class="text-center" style="text-align: center;">Initiate, evaluate, and change orders for medications.</p><p textalign="center" class="text-center" style="text-align: center;"></p><p textalign="left" class="text-left" style="text-align: left;">VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="editor-link" href="https://www.vacareers.va.gov/Home/PdfViewer?issuu=total_reward_of_a_va_career_-_physicians_dentist">VHA Physician Total Rewards</a>.<br><br><strong>Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="editor-link" href="http://www.vacareers.va.gov/Benefits/EducationSupport/#repay">Learn more</a><em>.</em><br><strong>EDRP Authorized:</strong> <em>Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. </em>Contact Visn15edrp@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance<br><strong>Pay:</strong> Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases<br><strong>Paid Time Off:</strong> 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)<br><strong>Retirement:</strong> Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA<br><strong>Insurance: </strong>Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)<br><strong>Licensure:</strong> 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory<br><strong>CME:</strong> Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)<br><strong>Malpractice:</strong> Free liability protection with tail coverage provided<br><strong>Contract:</strong> No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting<br><strong>Work Schedule: </strong>Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm</p>