Provide home-based primary care for older adults and Veterans with complex chronic conditions, including in-home and other institutional settings such as assisted living. The role centers on longitudinal assessment, diagnosis, treatment, medication management, and care coordination for patients with multimorbidity and high medical complexity.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct histories, physicals, assessments, and outcome evaluations for home-based and institutional patients.
- Provide direct clinical care or supervise residents delivering care in home and assisted living settings.
- Initiate and adjust treatment plans, including medications, supplies, diagnostic tests, and referrals.
- Coordinate transitions of care after emergency department visits and hospital discharges, including medication reconciliation.
- Participate in interdisciplinary HBPC team meetings and collaborate with RN care managers, the Medical Director, and other disciplines.
- Provide clinical oversight and input for patient treatment plans and be available to team members for medical decision support.
- Lead or support program development, accreditation activities, reviews, and site visits for HBPC and geriatrics services.
- Facilitate hospital admission when needed and support coverage planning across the HBPC team.
Required
- MD or DO degree from an approved allopathic or osteopathic medical school.
- Active, full, and unrestricted medical license in a U.S. state, territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
- Completion of residency training in an ACGME- or AOA-approved core specialty program leading to board eligibility.
- U.S. citizenship, unless eligible under VA policy exception.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
Preferred
- Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Geriatric Medicine.
- Experience caring for older adults, Veterans, or patients with multiple chronic conditions.
- Experience in home-based primary care, house calls, long-term care, or geriatrics.
- Experience managing complex multimorbidity, polypharmacy, deprescribing, and transitions of care.
- Experience collaborating with and mentoring advanced practice providers.
- Experience with telehealth, including VA Video Connect, and rural/home-based practice.
Benefits & Perks
- Education Debt Reduction Program eligibility for qualifying applicants.
- Competitive salary with potential annual performance bonus and regular salary increases.
- Paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and possible CME leave.
- Federal retirement and 401(k) benefits with VA contributions.
- Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance options.
- Possible CME reimbursement for full-time, board-certified physicians.
- Free liability protection with tail coverage.
- No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.