Position entails a combined physician appointment in the Urgent care Clinic, Medicine Section of the VA TN Valley Health System (Murfreesboro Campus) and with the Internal l\·1edicine Department at Meharry Medical College. Urgent Care Physicians assess, work up, and provide initial treatment to patients who present to the Urgent Care Center (UCC) with any illness or injury, condition or symptom. An emergency physician is expected to provide service and perform any procedure necessary to ameliorate minor illnesses or injuries provide stabilizing treatment to patients presenting with major illnesses or injuries. He/she will assess all patients in order to determine if more definitive services are necessary. Urgent Care Clinic physicians do not provide long-term definitive care for patients on an inpatient basis. Staff UCC physicians have no supervisory responsibilities. Physicians function as managing physician for a nurse practitioner or physician assistant as assigned by TVHS. Physicians function as preceptor for residents in the clinic setting as assigned by TVHS. As a staff provider he/she does not have supervisory responsibilities for other attending physicians. Treats patients 18 years of age or greater Consistently communicates and treats customers, (veterans, their representatives, visitors and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful and respectful manner. The physician will provide the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures and will handle conflicts and problems when dealing with customers constructively and appropriately. The physician will protect printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws Federal Regulations, VA statures and policy and VHA policy. The physician/NP/PA protects data from unauthorized release, or from loss, alteration, or unauthorized deletion and follows applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files and release of access codes, etc. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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 Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: Work Schedule and Shift Varies
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
