Medical Director - Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System

Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) in scenic sunny Yuma, Arizona is currently looking for an outpatient primary care PACT (patient aligned care team) Medical Director.

The (SAVAHCS) is a state-of-the-art network of health care facilities throughout Southern Arizona comprised of the medical center in Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Casa Grande, Green Valley, Safford, Sierra Vista, Yuma, Northwest, and Southeast Tucson.

Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including audiology and speech, mental health care, physical and occupational therapy, telehealth, women’s health services, and more.

Position Information :

The PACT Medical Director reports directly to Primary Care Leadership regularly for quality improvement progress, while also providing direct medical care to Veterans.

This position will work out of the Yuma CBOC (community-based outpatient clinic) Duties include but are not limited to the following :

• Overseeing the operations for patient care according to the rules and regulations set by the Veterans Healthcare Administration, Medical Bylaws, Primary Care SOPs, and all other federal and State laws, rules, and regulations.
• Develops, reviews, and implements clinic policies and procedures as needed with final approval from the Chief of Primary Care.

Trains clinic and ancillary staff on the new policies and procedures as effective and efficiently as possible.

• Reviews Veteran complaints, investigates, delegates, and summarizes cohesive response along with the clinic office manager and clinical nurse manager.
• Ensures communication and collaboration with Ancillary Services and their leadership.
• Works seamlessly with other health care team members and supports VA patient satisfaction initiatives.
• Provides direct patient care to optimize patient health including ordering diagnostic testing, prescribing medication including contraceptive medication, consulting with specialty services, and utilizing computerized / electronic medical records.
• Provides patient care in accordance with professional standards, core values and commitment to service excellence.

Our team of healthcare professionals are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of our veterans, their families, and caregivers.

Requirements :

• US Citizen (with a possibility of considering non- US Citizens per VA Policy)
• Must have an active and unrestricted license in any of the US States
• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic medicine
• Residency Training in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine in any of the US States
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Work Schedule : Four - 10-hour shifts, Monday - Friday, 7 : 00 AM - 5 : 30 PM
• Compressed / Flexible Work Schedule : Eligible.
• Telework : Not Eligible.

VA Yuma Clinic ( Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) Information

The VA Yuma Clinic is an outpatient clinic that provides primary care and specialty health services, including audiology and speech, mental health care, physical and occupational therapy, telehealth, women’s health services, and more.

It is a part of the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) which comprised of the Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona and seven other Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Casa Grande, Green Valley, Safford, Sierra Vista, Yuma, Northwest, and Southeast Tucson.

Benefits Information :

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.

In addition to the honor of serving America’s Heroes, a career at VHA provides a robust total reward$ package (see full brochure here) and offers many benefits including :

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : Available .

Pay : Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.

Paid Time Off : 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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).

Retirement : Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.

Insurance : Federal health / vision / dental / term life / long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).

Licensure : 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME : Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (Board certification required).

Malpractice : Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.

Contract : No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Compressed / Flexible Work Schedule : Eligible.

Financial Disclosure Report : Not required.

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Program Approval , award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

VHA also offers the Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), a groundbreaking hiring incentive that allows the VA to recruit the best and brightest Physicians and buy out the contractual obligation (locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus) with their current employer.

If eligible, the VA can buy out your service contract in exchange for 4 years of service at one of our rural or highly rural VA medical centers or affiliated community-based outpatient clinic.

Participation in CBOP is a huge benefit all on its own. It frees you to pursue the career you’ve always wanted, embrace the noble mission of serving our Veterans, and focus on the healing that drove you to become a clinician in the first place (rather than worrying about a contract).

If you are ready to serve the health care needs of our rural Veterans and a contract with your current employer is holding you back, contact the CBOP office today at [email protected] for more information.

Compensation Information :

$250000.0 / Annually - $250000.0 / Annually

Starting At : 250000.0 Annually

Up To : 260000.0 Annually