Primary Care- Women's Health

Primary Care Physician – Women’s Health (Family Medicine or Internal Medicine)

Birmingham VA Health Care System – Birmingham, Alabama
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

Care for Women Who Served Our Nation

The Birmingham VA Health Care System is seeking a compassionate, mission-driven Primary Care Physician to join our dedicated Women’s Health Clinic (WHC). This is a unique opportunity to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care to Women Veterans in a collaborative, supportive, and highly specialized environment.

Important: This is NOT a Gynecology position — this is a Primary Care role focused on whole-person care for Women Veterans.

Position Overview

• Role: Women’s Health Primary Care Physician (FM or IM)
• Location: Birmingham VA Health Care System – Women’s Health Clinic
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Employment Type: Full-Time, Federal

Clinical Scope

Provide comprehensive primary care tailored to Women Veterans, including:

• Preventive care and wellness visits
• Acute and chronic disease management
• Uncomplicated gynecologic care
• Uncomplicated mental health management

You will build meaningful, longitudinal relationships with your patients while delivering high-quality, whole-person care.

Team-Based Care (PACT Model)

Practice within a fully supported Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT):

• Dedicated Clerk, LPN, and RN
• Women’s Health Clinical Pharmacist (PharmD)
• Social Worker support
• Specialized coordinators for:
• Maternity care
• Breast cancer screening
• Cervical cancer screening

Practice Model & Patient Load

• Daily schedule: ~12–14 patients
• New patients: 60 minutes
• Established patients: 30 minutes
• Panel size: ~1,000 patients max

This structure allows for thoughtful, relationship-based care — not volume-driven medicine.

Student Loan Repayment

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility up to $200,000

Why Birmingham VA Women’s Health?

• Dedicated Women Veterans-only clinic environment
• Strong leadership under an experienced Women’s Health Service Line
• Highly coordinated care model with built-in specialty support
• Opportunity to serve a rapidly growing Women Veteran population
• Work in a mission-focused system where quality outweighs volume

About Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham offers a dynamic blend of urban energy and Southern charm. Known for its medical community (home to UAB), affordable cost of living, and vibrant food and arts scene, Birmingham is an ideal place to build both your career and your life.

Why VA?

At VA, you don’t just practice medicine — you serve a mission.

“To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.”
— Abraham Lincoln

Apply Today

Send your CV to Harold.Liles@va.gov

Serve Women Veterans. Practice with Purpose. Thrive at VA.

Facility Information:

The Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) is a 313-bed acute tertiary care facility located in the historic Southside district of the city. The facility provides acute tertiary medical and surgical care to Veterans of Alabama and surrounding states. The medical center serves as a referral center for this population area with 139 operating beds currently. Recent construction provides state-of-the-art facilities and equipment in all clinical programs. Care is provided in practically all medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. Most staff physicians have joint appointments with VA and its primary affiliation, University of Alabama at Birmingham. The BVAMC operates nine Community Based Outpatient Clinics in North Alabama.

Affiliations

• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Samford University
• Tuskegee University
• University of Alabama
• University of South Alabama
• Auburn University
• Vanderbilt University
• Florida State University

Authorized Beds

• 313 Authorized

Type of Facility

• Tertiary Care

Special Programs

• Palliative Care
• Open Heart Surgery
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Hemodialysis
• Neurosurgery
• Chemotherapy
• Nuclear Medicine
• Mental Health Clinic
• Home Based Primary Care
• Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center
• Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
• Research and Development

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