Primary Care- Lynchburg, VA

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician to join our Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Lynchburg, VA. This is an opportunity to work in a collegial, mission-driven environment while caring for our nation’s Veterans.

Position Highlights:

• Clinic Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• No nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call duties
• Team Composition: Currently staffed with 3 Advanced Practice Providers and 1 physician vacancy
• Panel Size: Up to 1,200 patients (90% panel fill typical)
• Patient Load: Start with 4–6 patients/day, building to 8–12/day
• Appointment Length: 30 minutes for established patients, 60 minutes for new patients
• Admin Time: 10 hours of protected administrative time weekly, primarily on Wednesday afternoons
• Patient Population: Adult primary care with internal medicine/geriatric focus; high proportion of elderly Veterans with chronic conditions

Clinic Services and Resources:

• Onsite mental health, clinical pharmacy, social work, and physical therapy
• Rotating specialty support (cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, podiatry)
• Send-out lab services (shuttled to Salem VA Medical Center)
• Home-Based Primary Care program
• Access to Salem VAMC (approx. 1-hour drive) for specialty care

Location Benefits:

• Clinic to be renamed in honor of Desmond Doss, Medal of Honor recipient and local hero
• Located in the scenic foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
• Home to Liberty University and University of Lynchburg which have DO, PA, and NP Programs.
• Rich cultural and educational environment with a low cost of living

Incentives and Benefits:

• Competitive salary and federal benefits package
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) available
• Eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness
• Federal retirement and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
• 26 days of paid Annual Leave
• 13 days of paid Sick Leave
• 5 Days per year for paid CME leave along with stipend
• Malpractice coverage through the federal government

Ideal Candidate:

• Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician with interest or experience in geriatrics
• Comfortable managing complex chronic disease in an adult population
• Team-oriented, mission-driven, and committed to providing high-quality Veteran care

Preference for a female physician to support women's health needs (1 to 2 days per month of annual exams)

We offer the following services to our Veterans in the Lynchburg Clinic.  Laboratory and pathology, Mental health care, Pharmacy, Primary Care, and smoking and tobacco cessation.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service

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