New Primary Care opportunity to serve Veterans in beautiful Chesapeake, VA.

Western Branch VA Clinic – Chesapeake, VA -3 Primary Care Opportunities

In Chesapeake’s thriving coastal community, you’ll enjoy a high quality of life—outdoor recreation, arts, music, and a welcoming hometown spirit—while fulfilling one of the most meaningful missions in medicine: caring for America’s Veterans.

Why Serve at the VA?

• Quality Care: 8–13 patients/day, Monday–Friday, no call, Manage a 1,200 patient panel with anticipated 30 hours/week of face to face care
• Team environment: Physicians have access to Clinical Pharmacists, Mental Health professionals and robust staff support
• Elite Federal Benefits: Up to 55 days paid time off/year, federal pension, comprehensive insurance options, 401K with up to 5% VA match, CME reimbursement, etc.
• Freedom to Grow: No restrictive contracts and free liability coverage
• Student Loan Relief: Up to $200,000 in repayment over 5 years through VA’s Education Debt Reduction Program
• Compensation: Competitive salary with opportunity for increases, plus annual performance bonuses

Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree
• BE/BC American Board of Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or District of Columbia.

Chesapeake, VA offers an exceptional quality of life, with residents rating it among the highest in the Hampton Roads region. The city provides a family friendly environment, diverse neighborhoods, strong schools, and abundant outdoor recreation—from waterways and parks to trails and nature activities. Chesapeake’s vibrant cultural scene, local dining, festivals, and historic attractions further enhance its welcoming, well-rounded living experience.

Please email your CV to  Candace.Fitzgerald@va.gov to learn more about this rare chance to help launch a new VA facility and shape Veteran care for generations.

Health care and services

We provide you with health care services at 4 locations in in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina: our Hampton VA Medical Center and 3 community-based outpatient clinics in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  Special facilities at our medical center include a state-of-the-art women’s clinic designed to provide gender-specific care under one roof, plus leading spinal cord Injury and mental health units. To learn more about the services each location offers, visit our Hampton VA health care page.  

The VA Hampton Healthcare System is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the Mid-Atlantic Region. We’re an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VISN 6), which includes medical centers in North Carolina (Asheville, Durham, Fayetteville, and Salisbury) and Virginia (Hampton, Richmond, and Salem), and dozens of other health care facilities.

Research and development

We conduct research to discover knowledge, develop VA scientists and health care leaders, and create innovations that advance health care for Veterans and the nation. We offer Veterans the opportunity to participate in and benefit from our work. Our goal is to use research to promote better health and healthcare for all.

Major research areas include:

• Million Veteran Program (MVP) - a national research program to learn how genes, lifestyle, and military exposures affect health and illness. 
• Prostate cancer - genomic biomarkers in aggressive cancer.
• Substance abuse and Veteran "X"
• PTSD with art therapy
• Carpel tunnel treatment methods

Teaching and learning

As a teaching hospital, Hampton VA Medical Center provides a full range of services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. Our medical center is primarily affiliated with the Eastern Virginia Medical School. We offer residency training in all major medical, mental health and subspecialties. We also provide associated health training in nursing, psychology, optometry, social work, dietetics, and pharmacy.

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

A city with an old soul and a youthful enthusiasm. A Coastal Virginia vacation destination with fascinating sites to see and interesting things to do. A convention city with flexible facilities and a confident, can-do attitude. Situated in the middle of the Hampton Roads region and the heart of the Mid-Atlantic, Hampton welcomes vacationer and meeting attendees alike with charming hospitality, multifaceted attractions and activities and an atmosphere of discovery.