Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) in Yuma, Arizona is currently looking for a primary care physician.

Position Information:

The Healthcare System places great emphasis on the delivery and continuity of patient care. The Primary Care Staff Physician provides direct patient care to the Veteran population full time and works as a member of a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). A PACT Team is patient centered, interdisciplinary in nature, and comprised of a team of healthcare providers.

Duties:

PACT Physician provides comprehensive care to a panel of adult patients, from young adult to elderly. Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Works seamlessly with other health care team members to support VA quality and 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.

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.

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
• Work Schedule:Four 10-hour shifts between Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM.
• Eligible to compressed/flexible Work Schedule
• Not a telework eligible position.

About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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