Primary Care Physician/Physician II

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Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Staunton, Virginia
Categories: Health and Human Services

Title: Primary Care Physician/Physician II

State Role Title: 49152

Hiring Range: Starting Pay $190,000 (commensurate based on experience)

Pay Band: 8

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Western State Hospital

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/wsh/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Western State Hospital is seeking a Full Time Primary Care Physician/Physician II. We are offering a sign on bonus of up to $10,000. (Must be new to state service in order to be eligible), competitive pay, and all the state benefits including health insurance and retirement benefits.

Western State Hospital is a 302 bed, JCAHO accredited, state, adult (age 18 to 64) psychiatric hospital. Services include acute admissions, psychosocial rehab, special programs for the deaf and a 2-bed medical infirmary. We have onsite lab, plain film radiology, physical therapy, and part-time dentist services.

Duties include provision of Primary Care services to patients at our facility with active and chronic problems, clinical supervisions of nurse practitioners and physician assistance, assistance to admissions office with pre-screening of patients with complicated medical histories and telephone call at nights and on weekends.

This position is eligible for:

- retirement with cash match
- life insurance
- health, vision, and dental insurance
- paid time off

Minimum Qualifications

- completion of approved medical school and residency in Family or Internal Medicine
- license to practice medicine in Virginia
- broad medical knowledge and ability to practice medicine with acutely and chronically ill patient population
- ability to provide training/supervision of medical, NP, and PA students

Additional Considerations

- board certification
- bilingual
- veteran

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources at (540-332-8300) for assistance. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

Western State Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability.

DBHDS Facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated for COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits and offer COVID - 19 vaccination programs to staff, residents, clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources.

Contact Information

Name: Samantha Leep

Phone: 540-332-8306

Email: samantha.leep@dbhds.virginia.gov

 

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

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