Job/Practice Description:
Physician will be doing exclusively outpatient work and will be responsible for delivery of primary care to patients enrolled in VA Medical Center Fargo healthcare system. The provider will manage scheduled and unscheduled patients in the outpatient clinic setting, and all the care will be provided at Grand Forks and Grafton CBOCs. Work will involve clinical care of outpatients, making a treatment plan, and entering orders electronically. Will also need to act on telephone messages that are received about outpatients assigned to the physician. Minor clinic based outpatient procedures can be done but are optional.has a total of 42 acute beds (including psychiatry, surgical, general medical and ICU beds). Community Living Center has another 40-60 beds, with typical census of about 30 patients. VA medical center main campus has several primary care outpatient clinics and majority of subspecialty and surgical services. VAMC Fargo has several 9-10 outreach clinics called CBOC which serve as a referral base, besides the main campus. Total number of veterans enrolled in Fargo VA healthcare system is approximately 28000. Grand Forks and Grafton clinics have about 4000 enrolled veterans.
Work Schedule:
Typical work hours are Monday to Friday 8-4:30 PM; there are no on call responsibilities
Qualifications:
Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Provider is expected to maintain active license, BLS is required. ACLS is optional. Outpatient experience within the last two years is required. The requirement is for a period of six months.
