Locum Tenens Internal Medicine: General Job in Houston, Texas

• Position Type: Locum Tenens
• Recruited Specialty: Internal Medicine: General
• 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: 1-3 months

About the Facility – Houston VAMC
The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is a hospital affiliated with and operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. It is one of the department's largest hospitals, serving Harris County, Texas and 27 surrounding counties. It is named for Michael E. DeBakey, a renowned surgeon and president of Baylor College of Medicine.

The hospital in on a 118-acre campus on Old Spanish Trail and Almeda, just on the edge of the Texas Medical Center. It is accredited by JCAHO, and has 343 hospital beds, a 40-bed Spinal Cord Injury Center, and a 120-bed transitional care unit for long-term care.

Facility Address: 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030

Primary Care Physician - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• Services provided shall be performed in an ambulatory care setting.
• The Primary Care Physician 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.
• The Primary Care Physician participates in quality management activities that pertain to his/her duties.
• In addition to the above clinical responsibilities, shall hold routine administrative duties.
• Shall participate in clinical conferences for staff and shall attend medical staff and service-level meetings.
• The Primary Care Physician shall enter all medical documentation in the Computerized Patient Records Systems (CPRS) and electronically sign all.

Primary Care Physician - REQUIREMENTS

• 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 of Columbia.
• Must have current certification in Basic Life Support certification by the American Heart Association.

• 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