Family Practice - Without OB Physician
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Lubbock
Posted on: May 7, 2025
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Job Description:
AMARILLO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM-LUBBOCK CBOC
PRIMARY CARE SERVICE
SCOPE OF PRACTICE
PATEINT ALIGNED CARE TEAM (PACT) PHYSICIAN
SCOPE OF PRACTICE:
All providers who are granted privileges in VA Amarillo Health Care
System are allowed to provide, deliver and/or interpret
professional services (within the scope of their license) in all
care settings. It is understood that the requested privileges (as
marked below) represent only the requested privileges in the areas
in which the applicant believes he/she meets the applicable
standards of education, training, Board Certification and
demonstrated proficiency.
CORE PRIVILEGES:
The incumbent will primarily act as a primary care provider within
a Patient Aligned Care Team. The incumbent will provide primary
care to an assigned patient panel as delineated in the clinical
privilege list for a primary care physician. This will include, but
is not limited to, diagnosis and management of a variety chronic
medical illnesses, diagnoses and management of a variety of acute
medical illnesses, providing patient education in regards to their
acute and/or chronic illnesses, addressing preventative care topics
with patients, coordination of patient care with consultants and
specialists, performing routine in office procedures within the
primary care scope of practice, and formulation of care plans to
ensure patient s overall health and wellbeing.
All PACT Physicians who are granted privileges to provide, deliver
and/or interpret are hereby granted the following core
privileges:
Incumbent is responsible for examining, diagnosing, and treating
patients with both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic
interventions. Ensures that all treatment meet generally accepted
standard of care criteria.
Incumbent is responsible for completing clinically appropriate
workup for each diagnosis via physical exam, diagnostic laboratory
and/or diagnostic imaging. Relaying results of diagnostic
laboratory or diagnostic imaging to the patient in a timely
manner.
Incumbent is responsible for providing patient education regarding
their diagnoses and treatments along with addressing preventative
medicine at each visit. The physician is responsible for acting as
a leader within their PACT and providing teaching/mentoring to each
member of their team to improve the overall care experienced by the
patient.
Incumbent is responsible for coordination of patient care with
consultants and specialists as needed
Incumbent maintains appropriate documentation to include but not
limited to the following topics: i. Timeliness all documentation
must be completed by the incumbent themselves within 7 days from
Date of Service
Each note meets Standard Criteria must contain the basic elements
for an accurate, complete, and billable primary care note.
Incumbent adheres to VHA Code of Ethics, performs own duties as
required, and Maintains Information Security Protocols as covered
in N.E.O.
Incumbent displays Professionalism at all times i. Performs own
duties as required
Understands and respects duties and roles of others in the
department.
Is responsive to needs of team members regarding time and
information.
Is available at assigned duty station during duty hours for team
members to consult
Adheres to HIPAA guidelines in both written and verbal
communication.
Incumbent will perform only those privileges for which approval has
been granted by the Medical Center Director prospectively and in
writing.
Incumbents maintains own professional qualifications, participates
in customer service training, computer training, and attends
mandated medical center training activities as required.
Incumbent will serve in a supervisory capacity for ancillary staff
and maintain appropriate documentation of said supervision.
Incumbent may provide education and training to members of the
medical/dental staff through various conferences, committees, and
lecture series.
Incumbent may be assigned administrative or managerial
responsibilities through participation in clinical, educational and
administrative committees, task groups, or special projects.
Incumbents who supervise residents will provide education,
training, mentoring, and supervision to students and residents.
Incumbents with specialized training in a particular specialty may
be assigned section chief responsibilities for the subspecialty and
may function as the primary clinician or subject matter expert
responsible for formulating policy, procedures, education, and
training affecting the daily clinical operations of the
subspecialty
Incumbent reports to the clinic s Section Chief of Primary Care for
day-to-day clinic operations.
Education Hold a doctoral degree in medicine (MD or DO) obtained
from one of the schools or colleges approved by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was
completed.
Incumbents must be independent licensed practitioner who holds a
full and unrestricted license in any state.
Incumbents holds unrestricted DEA permit
Incumbents maintains own professional qualifications
Incumbents must pass pre-employment examination along with
designated and/or Random Drug Testing when required
Background and/or Security Investigation required
Incumbent must be proficient in written and spoken English
Citizenship - Citizen of the United States (Noncitizens may be
appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in
accordance with Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3g)
Keywords: Veterans Health Administration, Lubbock , Family Practice - Without OB Physician, Healthcare , Lubbock, Texas
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