Physician - Community Living Center Medical Director

About the job

The Department of Veterans Affairs in Spokane is hiring a full-time physician to serve as Medical Director of its Community Living Center (CLC). The director cares for Veterans directly and oversees the CLC's providers and any medical trainees, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Current agency employees and the public may apply.

What you'll do

• Provide patient care directly in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Supervise the providers assigned to the Community Living Center
• Supervise medical trainees assigned to the center
• Care for patients in home settings when needed

What you need

• United States citizenship (non-citizens are appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited)
• A doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine degree from a school approved by the VA
• A full, current and unrestricted medical or surgical license from a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia
• Completed residency training in an accredited core specialty leading to board eligibility, or one of the alternative training and practice paths the VA accepts
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• At least three years of clinical experience after residency in family medicine, internal medicine or a related field
• One year of clinical leadership experience
• Specialization in geriatrics, rehabilitation or palliative medicine, and in team-based care
• Experience with skilled nursing facilities or program development
• Past involvement in teaching students and residents
• Able to walk, stand or sit for long workdays, bend, lift and twist during home visits, move quickly in emergencies and drive at night or in bad weather

Schedule

• Full-time

Benefits

• A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate
• Eligibility for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)