Primary Care Opportunity Hinesville Georgia with $25,000 Sign-on Bonus
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Family Practice-Without OB
Salary
$230,000
– $242,000
• yearly
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Outpatient
Location
500 E Oglethorpe Hwy, Hinesville, Georgia, 31313, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/22/24
The Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center (RHJ VAMC) is looking for a Primary Care Physician to join our team in Hinesville, GA. This physician should have a full and unrestricted medical license in and US state. This healthcare provider will effectively render direct patient care and possesses delegated prescriptive authority and will go through the VA qualification standards for credentialing and privileging to serve our veteran community.
Come and join the coastal community of Hinesville, GA we've all grown to love and explore! We're right off Interstate 95 with tons of great experiences waiting just a few miles away! Whether you're looking to explore historic sites or sip sweet tea while swinging on a dock there is something for everyone in your family to enjoy.
Job Responsibilities
Evaluates, consults, develops diagnosis, and manages the primary care panel of patients assigned.
Enters progress notes in computerized medical record and completes workload documentation in a timely manner.
Provides medical care encompassing acute and chronic medical conditions and all appropriate preventive care for both male and female veterans.
Orders diagnostic tests, medications, laboratory tests as medically relevant for each patient.
Provides timely follow-up on results and patient inquiries, including and not limited to completion of view alerts, secure messages and other patient communications.
Determines medical assessment and develops treatment plans according to accepted protocols.
Prescribes medications according to approved formulary, and in accordance with Federal and State Law.
Educates patients concerning medical conditions and recommended treatments. (Specific topics include but are not limited to nutritional counseling, need for smoking cessation, need for periodic immunizations and health screening tests, acute and chronic disease management and other preventive health measures).
Consults other specialties as appropriate, according to service agreements.
Care of female patients may be required as part of ongoing duties both on an ad hoc basis and possibly as a Women's Health Designated Provider.
Qualifications
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. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR
[(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR
(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Working Hours