The Urgent Care Physician (UCP) will be responsible for the overall medical care of patients to the Urgent Care Center at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center (CVVAMC) and any other affiliated clinics staffed by the Urgent Care or designated under the Urgent Care umbrella.
The UCP is to ensure the quality and timeliness of the services provided, customer satisfaction, as well as compliance with the standards of accrediting bodies such as the Joint Commission and the Inspector General's Combined Assessment Program. The UCP is to ensure appropriate use of available resources and will be responsible for practicing current standards of care. The UCP will collaborate with other Medical Services as appropriate.
The UCP may assist with completing projects related to their area of specialty, expertise, and interests, relevant to VA directives and policies. Projects will likely be related to their scope of practice but may occasionally be directed toward research/projects within the scope of the Acute Medicine department or those requested by the Chief of Staff (COS). The UCP ensures to support the health care delivery mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Services provided are subject to scrutiny by congressional interests, service organizations, the public, and the media. UCP will be required to participate in the back-up call schedule used during callouts, disaster events, surge events, and other shift coverage emergencies. Rarely, UCP maybe called to cover night/ overnight coverage during disaster events. Administrative time is considered back-up coverage time when needed. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
VHA Physician Total Rewards. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay) Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off 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 (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Recruitment/relocation Incentives: Not authorized PCS: Not authorized Work Schedule: Variable Tours 8:00am - 8:00pm, 8am-6pm, 8am-4pm 365 days a year.
Schedule subject to change depending on the needs of the agency
Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.
NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities.
The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $124308 – $315000/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-27.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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