Primary Care Physician

About the Role

We’re hiring a primary care physician (Internal Medicine or Family Medicine) to care for Veterans at the Lyle C. Pearson VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Mankato, part of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. You’ll manage an established patient panel within a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), the VA’s team-based primary care model.

The role has a Monday through Friday schedule with no call, nights, weekends, or holidays. About 90% of your time is direct patient care.

Schedule

• Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Central.
• No call, no evenings, no weekends, and no federal holidays.
• Time off is requested 6 weeks in advance.

What You’ll Do

Patient care

• Manage a panel of about 1,000 Veterans.
• See up to 14 scheduled patients per day, plus up to 4 walk-ins.
• Provide in-person visits and video visits through VA Video Connect.
• Perform annual exams and preventive care.
• Diagnose and manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, COPD, and heart disease.
• Order and interpret labs, imaging, and EKGs.
• Prescribe and manage medications.
• Assess and stabilize patients with urgent or acute problems and arrange their disposition.
• Complete pre-operative and perioperative evaluations.
• Lead advance care planning and end-of-life conversations.

Care coordination

• Refer patients to and coordinate with specialty services.
• Co-manage patients with other providers when appropriate.
• Work with the PACT team (nursing, pharmacy, social work, and others) and attend weekly team meetings.
• Communicate test results to patients according to VA policy.

Documentation

• Document every visit in CPRS within 48 hours, and complete encounter forms within 2 business days.
• Meet at least Level 3 E/M documentation standards.

Quality and professional practice

• Take part in Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) and quality improvement.
• Follow VA medication, infection control, and patient safety policies.

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited program.
• Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• A current, full, and unrestricted Minnesota medical license. Candidates with any past license restriction, suspension, revocation, or surrender can’t be considered.
• Active DEA registration.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification.
• Experience in outpatient primary care.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Ability to complete VA credentialing and privileging and a federal background check.
• Willingness to complete VA-required onboarding training and keep CME current.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a VA, military, or other federal facility.
• Experience with CPRS or VistA.
• Experience with team-based primary care (PACT or a patient-centered medical home).
• Experience with telehealth or video visits.

Work Environment

• Community-based outpatient clinic.
• The clinic doesn’t close for weather, so you’ll need reliable winter transportation.

Why Join Us

• Predictable weekday hours with no call.
• Reasonable daily patient volume with team support.
• You’ll care for Veterans in a community clinic setting.
• Potential to extend up to 3 years.
• Our team handles credentialing and onboarding.