General Practice Job at Veterans Health Administration in Saginaw, MI

The Primary Care Compensation and Pension Physician (MD/DO) will perform Compensation & Pension (C&P) exams in an ambulatory care setting. The provider will receive training on completing Compensation & Pension exams. The C&P MD/DO will provide exams via face-to-face coverage or virtual medical care.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Reviewing, evaluating, examining, and rendering professional judgment and clinical decisions regarding medical service connection claims.
• Compensation & Pension exam reports solely utilizing CAPRI templates for the official record of the Veterans'/service members' disability examinations.
• Engages in DMA/other approved internal quality review procedures and other Compensation & Pension administrative duties.
• Independently exercises creativity in solving problems to meet the varying needs of patients while under care in Compensation & Pension and assures that a high degree of quality patient care is provided at all times.
• Maintaining the DMA Certification for each disability examination.

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
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 Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm