Make Every Clinic Day Count – Become a Primary Care Physician for America’s Veterans in Sioux Falls, SD

Step into a primary care career where your work truly matters—serve Veterans at the Royal C. Johnson VA Health Care System in Sioux Falls, SD, with a highly competitive salary of $225,000–$315,000 and predictable Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. hours. Join a mission-driven team that offers outstanding federal benefits, work–life balance, and the chance to build lasting relationships with the Veterans who depend on you.

What You’ll Do

• Provide comprehensive primary care to adult and geriatric Veterans in an ambulatory setting, focusing on continuity and whole-person care.
• Lead an integrated PACT team (RN, LPN, clerk, and support staff) to manage chronic disease, preventive care, and acute concerns.
• Practice evidence-based medicine with access to on-site specialists, mental health, and ancillary services within the VA system.

Why Choose VA Sioux Falls?

• Serve at the Royal C. Johnson VA Health Care System, a well-established facility dedicated to improving the quality of life of Veterans across the region.
• Experience a collegial culture that values teamwork, respect, and long-term relationships with patients and staff.
• Enjoy the welcoming community and affordable cost of living in Sioux Falls, with excellent schools, outdoor recreation, and a growing downtown.

Total Rewards and Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package, including robust retirement (FERS pension plus Thrift Savings Plan with up to 5% matching), health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Generous paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays, plus potential CME time and reimbursement.
• Eligibility for annual performance pay (up to $15,000) and regular salary reviews and COLA increases when authorized by law.

Ideal Candidate

• Board eligible or board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• Passionate about caring for Veterans, committed to high-quality, compassionate, and patient-centered care.
• Values a stable, Monday–Friday schedule and a team-based practice model in a mission-driven environment.

Bring your skills to a place where your patients’ service—and yours—are honored every day.

To apply:?Send your CV to?Jason.tafoya@va.gov
Questions??Schedule a time to chat here:?https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/JasonTafoyaVA@DVAGOV.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

Join us in Sioux Falls and help ensure every Veteran has a trusted primary care partner—while you enjoy a rewarding career, remarkable benefits, and a balanced life

The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System consists of a Joint Commission accredited complexity level 2 medical center and five Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) that serve Veterans in eastern South Dakota, northwestern Iowa, and southwestern Minnesota. 

The medical center has 40 acute beds and 58 transitional care beds and is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with CBOCs in Aberdeen, Wagner, and Watertown, South Dakota as well as Sioux City and Spirit Lake, Iowa.

The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System is part of the VA Midwest Health Care Network (Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23), which is comprised of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota, as well as Community Clinics in Wyoming, Wisconsin and Illinois.

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