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

• Perform Compensation & Pension exams and Separation Health Assessments on a PRN basis, ongoing.
• Options for coverage include traveling to perform exams at VES leased facilities or scheduling Veterans within your own practice.
• Work options include half days (4 hours) and full days (8 hours).
• Conduct one-time non-treatment C&P exams and separation health assessments, primarily interview-based with some physical assessments such as range of motion testing and muscle strength testing.
• No prescribing or treatment involved.
• Quick credentialing and onboarding process.

Requirements

• Must have your own office location.
• Willing to accept specialties in family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, or general medicine with experience in compensation and pension.
• DMA certification available (can earn CME credits) must be obtained once privileged if not already certified; client does not reimburse for DMA certifications or portal training before starting.
• Use of a Goniometer is required.
• Familiarity with musculoskeletal, diabetes, and cardiovascular conditions is required.
• Proficient in METs testing, evaluating, and diagnosing respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological conditions.
• Own a personal laptop (no Macs).
• Reporting/Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) must be submitted within 48 hours upon exam completion; no narrative report is required. The end product is the completion of standardized forms.
• Evaluations to be completed in VES's provider portal.
• Record review is required in most cases.
• Follow-up administrative work will be required regularly (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 to have the current home address listed for presentation.
• A copy of the ECFMG certificate is required if attended school in a different country.

Certification Requirements

• Board Certified.