Emergency Medicine Physician

General Medicine Provider

VES is seeking General Medicine Providers to perform Compensation & Pension exams and Separation Health Assessments across the country.

Job Description

• Provider must have their own office.
• Current openings include:
  • Tuba City/Chinle - 1 day per week
  • Nogales - 2 days per week needed
  • Payson - 2 days per week needed
  • Safford - 2 days per week needed
• Need is on a PRN basis, ongoing.
• Two options for coverage:
  • Travel and perform exams at VES leased facility
  • Schedule Veterans within your own practice
• Option to work half days (4 hours) and/or full days (8 hours)
• One-time non-treatment C&P exams and separation health assessments
• Exams are primarily interview-based with some physical assessment: range of motion testing, muscle strength testing
• No prescribing, no treatment
• Quick credentialing and onboarding

Requirements

• Willing to accept these specialties: family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, or anyone with a background in general medicine or experience with compensation and pension.
• DMA certification available (can get CME credits) will need to obtain once privileged if not already certified. Client does not reimburse for DMA certifications or the portal training before starting.
• Use of Goniometer required.
• Familiar with musculoskeletal, diabetes, and cardio required.
• Proficient in METs testing, evaluating and diagnosing respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological conditions.
• Own personal laptop (no Macs).
• Reporting/DBQs must be submitted within 48 hours upon exam completion - no narrative report. End product is completion of standardized form(s).
• Evaluations to be completed in VES's provider portal.
• Record review is required in most cases.
• Follow-up administrative work will be required on a regular basis (addendums, medical opinions, and reading diagnostics).

Submission Requirements

• Proficient in METs testing, evaluating and diagnosing respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.
• Own a laptop (no Mac/Apple products).
• AANP certification.
• Active and unrestricted full license.
• Must be willing to complete DMA training to become DMA certified.
• CV needs current home address listed for presentation.
• Will need a copy of ECFMG certificate if they attended school in a different country.

Certification Requirements

• Board Certified.