Locum Tenens Family Practice: Outpatient Only Job in Abilene, Texas

• Position Type: Locum Tenens
• Recruited Specialty: Family Practice: Outpatient Only
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
• State License Required: No
• Terms of Locums Assignment: Long Term (More than 2 months)
• How soon does the position need to be filled: 2-4 weeks

MD/DO - Primary Care Physician - Locums

Abilene CBOC - West Texas VAMC
The Abilene Community Based Outpatient Clinic is designed to bring primary care and mental health services to eligible Veterans living in the following counties:  Nolan, Taylor, Fisher, Jones and Shackelford.

POSITION OVERVIEW (duties include but are not limited to)

• Services provided shall be performed in an ambulatory care setting at the WTVAHCS Facility.
• Provider shall see patients for general medicine problems including performing the history and physical exam, making electronic progress notes, scheduling return visits, writing orders for lab and x-ray, prescribing medications, etc. Functioning as a primary care provider, the provider shall request, as indicated, consultations from specialists and subspecialists on the WTVAHCS staff.
• Provider shall participate in quality management activities that pertain to his/her duties.
• In addition to the above clinical responsibilities, provider shall hold routine administrative duties.
• Shall participate in clinical conferences for staff and shall attend medical staff and service-level meetings.
• Services shall be performed in accordance with VA policies and procedures and the regulations of the medical staff bylaws of WTVAHCS.
• All referrals for non-VA-administered care will be pre-authorized by the ACOS, Ambulatory Care Service (or designee) during regular office hours or by the Chief of Staff (or designee) during non-administrative hours, prior to initiating patient scheduling or transfer. VA shall not be financially responsible for improperly authorized or for unauthorized care provided to patients.
• Provider shall enter all medical documentation in the Computerized Patient Records System (CPRS) and electronically sign all.
• Enter orders and prescriptions electronically using CPRS, as appropriate.
• Complete electronic clinical reminders in accordance with VA policy and procedures using CPRS. Provider must comply with all VA performance measure requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) or American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).
• Must have current license to practice medicine in any state, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Must have current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) as certified by the American Heart Association (AHA).

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen