Job Summary
Job Description
Join our team serving America s Veterans in the capital city of Mississippi and known as "The City with a Soul."
The G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS is seeking a full-time Primary Care Physician – (Internal Medicine) , board certified, to join our expanding clinical practice. We are fully committed to providing top quality medical care by serving and honoring America s Veteran.
Duties of the position include, but are not limited to:
• Primary Care of a panel of primary care patients (male and female)
• Teach and train residents as part of the academic partnership with our affiliates
• Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations to other clinical services.
• Order and evaluate diagnostic tests as appropriate, recommend treatment and/or referral.
• Validate the effectiveness of previously implemented medical treatment.
• Initiate, evaluate, and change orders for medications.
• Include patient and family in planning care and establishing realistic measurable goals for health maintenance/improvement.
Job Responsibilities
• Potential starting base salary range: $250,000 and up
• Relocation, Sign-On Bonus, other Recruitment Incentives maybe available
• Daily schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
• Paid Time Off: 50-55 days per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, and possible 5 days paid for CME)
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Qualifications
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
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