The East Portland/Fairview, Oregon Veterans Administration Community-Based Outpatient Clinic is seeking a full-time Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Family Practice or Internal Medicine physician to join our out-patient clinic in Fairview, Oregon. This position will serve as the Primary Care Clinical Practice Manager Physician. As part of the Portland VA Medical Center, you will provide services within an integrated network of care facilities and a distributed system of outpatient clinics and hospitals across Oregon. The primary care provider will function as a highly skilled, independent care provider in patient management, working within an interdisciplinary care team with access to state-of-the-art medicine and the most advanced medical technologies available.

Candidates must be board certified in Family Practice or Internal Medicine and demonstrate leadership and administrative capabilities. Strong motivation to promote staff education and development programs, along with a commitment to professional enrichment, merit promotion, equal employment opportunity, and positive labor relations, is essential.

The Health Care Clinic operates under the PACT Model (Patient Aligned Care Team). Along with their team, consisting of a PCP, RN, LPN, and a Medical Support Assistant, the PCP will care for a panel of approximately 900 patients. The PACT team provides comprehensive care for our Veteran population, covering diagnoses, care, and treatment of both acute and chronic conditions. Common conditions include diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, degenerative arthritis, depression, congestive heart failure, and chronic pain. The position is Monday through Friday with no weekends or holidays.

Candidates must be motivated to promote continuing education for staff, inter-professional training, and demonstrate a commitment to professional growth, merit promotion, equal employment opportunity, and positive labor relations. An OHSU academic appointment may be commensurate with experience.

Work Schedule:

Full-time, Monday-Friday (minimal call for abnormal labs)

Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in the U.S.

Board Certification in Family Practice or Internal Medicine

Community Information:

Portland, Oregon, is a vibrant city with distinctive and interesting neighborhoods, filled with excellent restaurants and bars, coffee shops on every corner, local brewers, and hundreds of food carts offering international cuisines. Portland is a clean, beautiful, and safe city with friendly and helpful residents. While it has a population of 2.2 million, it maintains a small-town feel with all the amenities of a big city. Portland boasts one of the best public transit systems in the U.S. and is also the most bicycle-friendly city in the country. Portland is often called the "beer capital of the world," with a plethora of local breweries and annual beer festivals. Oregon is also renowned for its wines, particularly its world-class pinot noir, with numerous wineries located in and around Portland. The state offers breathtaking natural beauty and a variety of outdoor activities, including hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing, all within a short drive from downtown. Oregon's diverse climate includes rainforests, deserts, ocean beaches, and snow-covered mountains.

Benefits and Features:

This position offers a competitive salary based on education, training, and experience, and includes a full benefits package, student debt repayment, and an annual CME stipend. VA supports high-quality professional practice and a favorable work-life-family balance with:

Paid Time Off: 26 days of paid annual leave, 13 days of paid sick leave per year, 11 Federal holidays with pay, and 5 days of paid absence to attend approved CME courses.

Insurance: Health-Dental-Vision care insurance programs with premiums partially paid by VA; Flexible Spending Accounts; Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options available with shared costs by the Federal Government; Long-term care insurance as an option.

Federal Retirement Plan: Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - a three-tiered retirement plan including Social Security benefits, FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension), and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a 401K-type plan with up to five percent government matching contributions.

To Explore This Physician Opportunity Further:

Please forward your Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae to Henry "Hank" Laguatan, VA National Healthcare Recruitment Consultant, at Henry.Laguatan@va.gov or call (206) 459-7927.

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About East Portland/Fairview, Oregon Veterans Administration Community-Based Outpatient Clinic

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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