Physician for Primary Care Clinics, Modesto, Fairfield, Sacramento, California

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Internal Number: 145

Northern California has a lot to offer to those seeking good weather and an abundance of outdoor activities, whether you prefer the beaches of San Francisco or the mountains and snow of Lake Tahoe. Whether you’re interested in work/life balance, research, or academic activities, you will find that working for the VA offers many benefits.

Seeking full time, Board Prepared/Certified Family, or Internal Medicine physicians. Eligible applicants should be able to provide comprehensive primary care, including gender-specific care (e.g. Women's Health). Our organization has earned national and international recognition as the best care delivered anywhere. Outstanding working conditions allow for a satisfying career with a high quality of life along with a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including malpractice insurance.

Our Primary Care Physician (PCP) functions as a team provider in shared workflow with a multidisciplinary Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT - a medical home model), or as a float or gap provider assigned to provide comprehensive, collaborative same day and continuity care to an assigned panel of Veterans as well as to patients outside the assigned panel when Veteran care indicates a need for such. Medical care is delivered in accordance with current clinical practice guidelines with attention to prevention via utilization of evidence-based clinical decision-making tools. In addition to the provision of high-quality medical care, PACT Physicians demonstrate excellence in customer service via compassionate and informed interpersonal relationships with veterans, family members and staff.

BENEFITS: 208 hours (5.2 weeks) paid vacation (full-time physicians earn 8 hours each pay period upon employment/part-time physicians earn 1 hour of vacation leave for every 10 hours worked); 104 hours (2.6 weeks) paid sick leave (full-time physicians earn 4 hours pay period upon employment, no cap) /part-time physicians earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 20 hours worked); 11 paid Federal holidays (any time clinics are closed you get time-off with pay and does not come out of paid vacation); Competitive Salary; Annual Physician Performance Pay; Malpractice protection with tail coverage covered by the Federal government; CME- 1 week paid authorized absence to attend and after 1 year of employment $1,000 per year stipend toward CME if BC (does not come out of paid vacation/time is prorated for part-time staff); No Physician Employment Contract; no significant restriction on moonlighting

To apply, please email: Alisa.Merriott@va.gov

Candidates must: 1) be a US citizen, (green card, or visa eligible) 2) possess a current, full, unrestricted medical license in any state and 3) board certification in family or internal medicine.