Primary Care Physician (MD/DO) - Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic

Description

About Us

Valor Healthcare is a veteran and physician-led provider of healthcare services for deserving, resilient patriots – those who serve or have served in the military as well as those who devote their careers to federal government service. We aim to deliver high-quality care in a way that upholds the health of our nation’s greatest asset:  its people. Valor works hard to earn the trust of those who have faith in us to care for them with respect and through methods that lead to superior clinical outcomes.

Valor is different because of our people.

• Our leadership team is comprised of veteran, clinician, and business leaders dedicated to providing exceptional care and a world-class patient experience for our nation’s patriots.
• Many of our colleagues have patriots in their families or are patriots themselves, building a company culture and commitment to customer service that is second to none.

Valor Healthcare is looking for a passionate Physician (MD/DO) to join our team at the Veteran Affairs (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Cookeville, TN. Qualified candidates must be board eligible or certified for internal or family medicine (IM/FM). In exchange for your dedication and experience, we are proud to offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, generous time off and a weekday schedule.   

Recent graduates for internal or family medicine residency programs are encouraged to apply! This is a great way to start your career in a fulfilling and enriching patient population.

Position Summary

provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to patients with diseases and injuries seeking treatment in the clinic. You will collaborate with the core PACT Team (Primary Care Provider, RN and Medical Assistant) and expanded PACT Team including family/caregiver, VA, and community-based services involved in developing the patient care plan.

Schedule: Monday though Friday, 8 - 4:30 PM, no nights, on-call, or weekends! 

 Benefits:

• Up to $15k recruitment incentive for highly qualified candidates
• Annual bonus plan
• 401K and company match
• CME reimbursement and time off
• Generous time off package! To include almost 8 weeks of cumulative time off across different banks. 
• 15 PTO days, 5 personal days, 5 CE days, 7 sick days and 11 Federal holidays
• Only 10-12 patients a day with a PACT team support (RN, LPN, and MA) to support you.
• Competitive pay! We offer based on experience and monitor market trends to ensure we are providing a great rate for our employees.
• Access to Medical/Dental through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, and Vision options too.
• Annual performance reviews to discuss goals, raises, concerns, etc.
• All primary care physicians and mid levels have annual incentive plans tied to bonuses.
• Half a day for dedicated admin time a week.
• Great support system through clinic management peers, HR, Recruiting department, all the way up to the executive level.

Core Responsibilities

• Actively diagnoses and treats our veterans.
• Examines patients for symptoms of organic or congenital disorders, determines nature and extent of injury/disorder, and performs comprehensive physical examinations.
• Develops and implements patient management plans and assists in provision of continuity of care.
• Orders and performs diagnostic tests.
• Prescribes medication and recommends dietary and activity programs as indicated by diagnosis.
• Counsel patients on the use of prescription medications, educates patients, assesses mental health issues, and provides routine health maintenance.
• Evaluates patients’ records from medical providers outside the VA and works with these patients utilizing rules set forth by the VA for co-managed care.
• Completes any and all clinical reminders “due” at the time of each patient visit.
• Completes the documentation of the medical record within 24 hours of a patient encounter.
• Solicits medical management consult or input when appropriate.
• Will comply with all VA guidelines in regard to appropriate and timely response to all patient request, alerts and notifications, consults, orders, lab results and diagnostic studies.
• Will serve as a collaborative physician to mid-levels where appropriate and needed.
• Will comply with all VA guidelines in regard to appropriate and timely clinical documentation, including the completion of all encounters by close of business.
• Will address the clinical needs of all walk-in/triage/urgent care patients.
• Will comply with all VA and company traini