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Posted: 28-Feb-26
Location: Casper, Wyoming
Type: Full Time
Salary: 230,000 - 315,000
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Internal Number: 12345
About Casper and Wyoming
Breathe the fresh air of Wyoming. Casper is located in the heart of the Cowboy State, and is a hub for outdoor recreational activities. Casper has beautiful landscapes to get lost in. Whether it be Casper Mountain, the North Platte River, or Fremont Canyon’s rock walls, this year-round destination spot will satisfy the explorer’s quest for earth’s natural, untouched beauty. Lead a healthy and active outdoor lifestyle with activities such as biking, fishing, hunting, hiking, rock climbing, skiing, and boating, just to name a few. Casper is a vibrant and family-friendly community, and able to offer a wide variety of amenities while maintaining a small-town identity.
About the Primary Care Physician Opportunity
The Primary Care Physician performs specialized treatment of complex physical outpatient clinical settings, to include women's health. Treatment will include comprehensive assessments and ongoing care of the physical and medical need of individuals being cared for in the respective service/unit.
The population of male and female Veterans serviced ranges from adult, age 18, to the elderly adult, age 65 and over. Age-related and cultural intervention appropriate to the cognitive, physical, and emotional needs will be always employed, tailored to the individual patient, incorporating knowledge of changes associated with aging and principles of growth and development.
Sheridan VA Healthcare System embraces patient-family centered care principles. The incumbent practices good customer service in all work activities; supporting the mission and vision of the Veteran Health Administration (VHA). Must be poised and articulate in communicating with people of caried educational levels and varied ethnic backgrounds. Makes caring for the Veteran his/her priority while in the work setting and demonstrates customer service principles in all aspects of work. Willing to work cooperatively as a member of a team in all assignments.
About the Sheridan VA Health Care System
We are part of the Rocky Mountain Region Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN19). VISN 19 includes facilities in Colorado, Oklahoma, Montana, Utah and Wyoming. Our health care system consists of our main facility located in Sheridan, Wyoming. Its a 200-bed medical center, serving as the psychiatry tertiary referral site for VISN 19. We provide complex care across the continuum ranging from acute inpatient mental health care to mental health residential rehabilitation and interdisciplinary outpatient programs, and prospective candidates will help drive an integrated and comprehensive approach to the care of a complicated Veteran population. Sheridan VAHCS bed complement includes 20 psychiatric, 10 medical, 55 extended care, 115 mental health residential beds, and a 45-bed Domiciliary Residential Treatment program for homeless Veterans. We have five Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Casper, Riverton, Cody, Gillette and Rock Springs, with two Telehealth Outreach Clinics in Worland and Evanston; and one Outreach Clinic in Afton, Wyoming.
About VA Total Rewards
Time Off
26 days of paid annual leave
13 sick days annually, with unlimited accumulation
11 paid federal holidays
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Up to 15 days of leave for active reservists and National Guard members
Flexibility
Work-from-home options
Flexible scheduling
Work anywhere in the U.S. with one active license
Choose from any of our 1,300 facilities
Change locations without losing benefits or salary
Insurance Options
Comprehensive federal health insurance for life
Up to 75% of health premiums paid
Group life insurance for you and eligible family members
Long-term care coverage for home care, adult day care, and facility care
Flexible savings accounts to pay for health care expenses, tax-free
Free medical malpractice insurance for health care providers
Retirement
Access to the Federal Employees Retirement System
Eligible for monthly retirement benefits after just 5 years of federal service
Supplement your retirement with the tax-deferred Thrift Savings Plan, similar to a 401(k)
Long-term disability benefits after 18 months of service
Add VA benefits to your full military retirement pay or pension
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
Basic Requirements:
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
- Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR
[(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR
(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. - Proficiency in spoken and written English.