Amazing Primary Care Opportunities in the beautiful state of Montana

Amazing Primary Care Opportunities in the beautiful state of Montana!

Welcome to Montana, the BIG SKY State! Nestled around the Rocky Mountains, Montana is ideal for your inner adventurer if you enjoy boating, kayaking, paddleboarding, or hiking in the summer. Snowmobiling, sledding, or snowshoeing in the winter, or head on up to the slopes to ski or snowboard one of our many ski resorts. Visit Yellowstone just a short jaunt from wherever you are in the state, or you may want to check out our many small towns, such as Red Lodge at the edge of the Beartooth Mountains, or Phillipsburg, where you can pan for sapphires, or visit one of our many hot spring resorts to soak your tired body, such as Chico Hot Springs, Broadwater Hot Springs  (close to Fort Harrison), or Quinns Hot Springs near Missoula.   

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
 

Locations:

• Glasgow, Montana
 
• Billings, Montana
 
• Mile City, Montana
 
• Helena, Montana
 
• Browning, Montana 
 
• Kalispell, Montana

Duties:

The Primary Care Physician(s) duties include the following:

• Provides comprehensive care for our veteran population, such as services in the diagnosis, care, and treatment of assigned/unassigned patients with acute care needs.
 
• Women's health care duties include assessment and treatment of patients, including pelvic examination, pap smears and other related gender-specific healthcare of women, reviews diagnostic studies and reports abnormal findings.
 
• Provides effective medical treatment, consultation, and diagnosis upon request from other Services/Departments.
 
• Perform office-based procedures Eg. Knee, shoulder, Hip injections/aspiration.
 
• Orders appropriate tests and incorporate results for the treatment plan.
 
• Initiates or expedites requests for consultations, special tests, or studies.
 
• Authorized to write both inpatient and outpatient medical orders, treatments and medications.
 
• Provides education and counseling to patient and family in preventive care, medical conditions, and use of prescribed treatment and drugs.
 
• Serve as an attending/teaching physician for internal medicine/Transitional residents and Preventive medicine residents/students as assigned.
 
• Participate in Peer reviews, chart reviews, hospital/clinic committees and Process improvement initiatives as assigned.
 
• Utilizes proficient data-entry (typing) skills
 
• MHC consults, Employee occupational health assessments
 
• BLS required
 
• Other duties as assigned.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus)
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment)
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance:  Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting