Excellent Staff Primary Care Opportunity in Hillsboro, Oregon

The West Portland/Hillsboro, Oregon Veterans Administration Community-Based Outpatient Clinic is seeking a full-time Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Family Practice or Internal Medicine physician for our outpatient clinic in Hillsboro, Oregon. This opportunity is part of the Portland VA Medical Center, which provides services through an integrated network of care facilities and a distributed system of outpatient clinics and hospitals throughout Oregon. The Portland VA Medical Center (PVAMC) is a 303-bed medical center that provides primary care to local veterans and serves as a quaternary referral center for veterans in Oregon, southern Washington, and parts of Idaho. Last year, 80,000 patients were treated within the PVAMC system.

The Health Care Clinic operates under the PACT Model (Patient Aligned Care Team). Together with your team, consisting of a PCP, RN, LPN, and a Medical Support Assistant, you will care for a panel of approximately 1,200 patients. The PACT team provides comprehensive care for our Veteran population, including diagnoses, care, and treatment of both acute and chronic conditions. Common conditions include diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, degenerative arthritis, depression, congestive heart failure, and chronic pain. The position is Monday through Friday, with no weekends or holidays.

Candidates must be board certified in Family Practice or Internal Medicine and demonstrate leadership and administrative capabilities. A strong motivation to promote staff education and development programs, along with a commitment to professional enrichment, merit promotion, equal employment opportunity, and positive labor relations, is essential.

The ideal candidate should also be motivated to promote continuing education for staff, inter-professional training, and be committed to professional enrichment, merit promotion, equal employment opportunity, and positive labor relations. An OHSU academic appointment may be commensurate with experience.

Work Schedule:

• Full-time, Monday-Friday (minimal call for abnormal labs)

Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in the U.S.
• Board Certification in Family Practice or Internal Medicine

Community Information:

Portland, Oregon, is a vibrant city known for its distinctive neighborhoods, excellent restaurants and bars, plentiful coffee shops, local brewers, and hundreds of food carts offering diverse cuisines from around the world. Portland is a clean, beautiful, and safe city with friendly and helpful residents. Despite having a population of 2.2 million, it maintains a small-town feel while offering all the amenities of a big city. Portland boasts one of the best public transit systems in the U.S. and is the most bicycle-friendly city in America, making it easy to explore without a car. Known as the "beer capital of the world," Portland features numerous local breweries and hosts over a dozen beer festivals annually. Oregon is renowned for its wines, with many wineries near Portland offering world-class pinot noir. The state offers breathtaking natural beauty and various outdoor activities, including hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing, all within a short drive from downtown. Oregon's diverse climate ranges from cool rainforests to hot deserts, ocean beaches, and snow-covered mountains.

Benefits and Features:

This position offers a competitive salary based on education, training, and experience, and includes a full benefits package, student debt repayment, and an annual CME stipend. The VA supports high-quality professional practice and a favorable work-life-family balance by offering:

• Paid Time Off: 26 days of paid annual leave, 13 days of paid sick leave per year, 11 Federal holidays with pay, and 5 days of paid absence to attend approved CME courses.
• Insurance: Health, Dental, and Vision care insurance programs with premiums partially paid by VA; Flexible Spending Accounts; Term life insurance with family and additional coverage options shared by the Federal Government; Long-term care insurance as an option.
• Federal Retirement Plan: Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - a three-tiered retirement plan including Social Security benefits, FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension), and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a 401K-type plan with up to five percent government matching contributions.

To Explore This Physician Opportunity Further:

Please forward your Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae to Henry "Hank" Laguatan, VA National Healthcare Recruitment Consultant, at Henry.Laguatan@va.gov or call (206) 459-7927.

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 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• 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

The Portland VA Medical Center (PVAMC) is a 303-bed consolidated facility with two main divisions. The medical center serves as the quaternary referral center for Oregon, Southern Washington, and parts of Idaho for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Portland VAMC is located atop Marquam Hill on 28.5 acres overlooking the city of Portland. In addition to comprehensive medical and mental health services, the Portland VAMC supports ongoing research and medical education, including nationally funded Mood Disorders and Hepatitis C Resource Centers.

The Portland VAMC is connected to OHSU structurally by a beautiful sky bridge and functionally by shared staff, trainees and educational opportunities.

Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

In addition to our main facility in Portland, we offer services in four community-based outpatient clinics. These clinics are located in —

Bend
East Portland
Hillsboro
North Coast
Newport
Salem
The Dalles
West Linn

The medical center is located atop Marquam Hill on 28.5 acres, which overlooks the city of Portland with the adjoining medical center’s major academic affiliate, Oregon Health Sciences University. It is a type 1-A facility, serving a large and diverse group of veterans and specializes in acute, intermediate and long-term medical and surgical care.

As a teaching hospital, Portland VAMC provides a full range of services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research.

Portland VAMC has an active affiliation with the Oregon Health & Sciences University. The Medical Center is connected both physically and functionally to the University. Over 1200 University residents, interns, and students are trained at the PVAMC each year. There are 172 base funded house officers in 33 different specialties. PVAMC has nursing student affiliations with the Oregon Health & Science University, University of Portland, Linfield College and Walla Walla College as well as affiliations with these and other teaching institutions involving dentistry, pharmacy, social work, psychology, chaplaincy, nuclear medicine, physical and occupational therapy, dietetics, audiology and speech pathology, alcohol and drug treatment.

With an inviting leisurely pace, Portland, Oregon views itself as a small, accessible city, vaguely European in character, boasting a rose garden as one of its biggest attractions. Stroll through any of its neighborhoods and a culturally vibrant city unfolds, from art galleries to wine bars housed in historic and modern buildings. Continue the laid-back lifestyle with day trips to a Pacific Ocean beach, waterfalls in the Columbia Gorge or world-class pinot noirs in nearby Willamette Valley.

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