Moonlighting Primary Care Physician (Part-Time)

Title: MOONLIGHTING PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN (ON-SITE)

State Role Title: Family and General Practitioners

Hiring Range: $160.00 per hour

Pay Band: 8

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Eastern State Hospital

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This position is responsible for patient care that includes admission, physical examination, diagnosis and initial general medical treatment of adult and geriatric patients. Monitors and manages acute and chronic medical conditions and is an ancillary member of the interdisciplinary treatment team. Ensures medical record compliance with regard to state, federal regulations, JC Standards and other accrediting bodies or agencies. Ensures medical record documentation compliance and appropriate completion of documentation to support reimbursement activities for medical coding and billing practices. Serves as an on-call physician when scheduled and as needed.

Successful candidate:
Must possess excellent evaluation, documentation, examination, and diagnostic skills for treatment and management of mental and medical illnesses and diseases. Must possess effective communication skills, both oral and written, in order to succinctly document in the medical record and for articulating and interacting with patients and others regarding clinical and/or administrative concerns or issues. Must possess excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to act in the capacity of essential personnel during emergency/crisis situations.

Must be available to serve as an on-call physician when scheduled.

Minimum Qualifications

Current, Virginia license to practice Medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Current DEA registration.
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy and completion of an accredited / approved Internal Medicine or Family Medicine residency program. Available to serve as an on-call physician when scheduled.

Additional Considerations

Board Certification in Internal Medicine.
Experience with an acute, adult inpatient psychiatric population.

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.

Contact Information

Name: EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL

Phone: 757-208-7717 / REFER TO PAGEUP FOR APPLICATION STATUS

Email: EMAIL APPLICATION MATERIAL NOT ACCEPTED

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.