Emergency Medicine, Tele-Emergency Staff Physician

Tele-Emergency Care Staff Physician VISN 5

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The VA Capitol Health Care Networks (VISN 5) is currently seeking an experienced Emergency Medicine Board-Certified Physician for our Tele-Emergency Care Staff Physician position. The Tele-Emergency Care Staff Physicians primary purpose is to provide healthcare to Veterans within VISN 5 and other designated coverage areas as part of the Clinical Contact Centers (CCC). The physician's primary role is to diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses by performing virtual physical exams, taking medical histories, performing and interpreting diagnostic tests, and recommending a plan of care (as permitted by the technology). 80% of the work will be virtual with Tele-EC and 20% will be on station of your choice:

Qualifications:

Emergency Medicine Board-Certified. Telehealth experience is preferred. Open to U.S. Citizens. 

Location: Clarksburg, WV

Contract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years). 

About Us:

The VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5) serves Veterans from economically and demographically diverse areas within Maryland, the District of Columbia, and portions of Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

The network includes VA medical centers located in Beckley, Clarksburg, Huntington, and Martinsburg, WV; Washington, DC; and Maryland. The VA Maryland Health Care System comprises the Baltimore VA Medical Center, the Perry Point VA Medical Center, and Loch Raven VA Medical Center, which includes the Baltimore Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center. In addition, the network also includes 25 Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Braxton County, WV; Cambridge, MD; Charlotte Hall, MD; Charleston, VW; Cumberland, MD; Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Meade, MD; Franklin, WV; Frederick, MD; Gallipolis, OH; Glen Burnie, MD; Hagerstown, MD; Greenbrier, WV; Harrisonburg, VA; Lenore, WV; Monongalia County, WV; Pocomoke City, MD; Petersburg, WV; Prestonburg, KY; Princeton, WV; Suitland, MD; Tucker County, WV; Washington, DC; Winchester, VA; and Wood County, WV.

The region's Community-Based Outpatient Clinics are health care facilities that enable the VA to make care more accessible in areas where many Veterans live, or in remote areas where other health care services are not available. Our outpatient clinics offer Veterans coordination of care by a primary care provider, physical examinations, general outpatient medical care, mental health screenings, womens health, telehealth, and preventive health and education services. The estimated Veteran population in our geographic service area is 765,000 Veterans, and during fiscal year 2017, we provided care to over 182,000 individual Veterans who had 2,615,000 appointments.