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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Carrollton, GA
Salary: Please contact for more information
Job Type: Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
Phone: (404)321-6111x6300

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 738645 (Include # on all documents)

 

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.  How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.

 

NOTE:  The beginning duty location for this position will be at the Atlanta VAMC, Decatur, GA.  When the new Carrollton facility opens (estimated Summer 2012), the permanent duty location will be Carrollton, GA.

 

The Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC) is seeking a Physician-Manager for the Carrollton Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).  This CBOC will oversee the primary care outpatient medical services of about 3,000 patients; offer a diverse array of specialty care services to include, radiology, pharmacy services, social services, mental health services, audiology, dental podiatry, lab, eye care and prosthetic support.  Additionally, this site will be the home of a 42-bed Community Living Center (CLC).

The Atlanta VAMC has 405 authorized inpatient beds (273 hospital, 120 Community Living Center and 12 PRRTP) and is a tertiary care facility classified as a Complexity Level 1A facility. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services complete with state-of-the-art technology, education and research. Comprehensive health care is provided through emergency medicine, primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in the areas of medicine, surgery, mental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. The Atlanta VAMC is part of the VA Southeast Network (VISN 7), which includes facilities in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina. The Atlanta VAMC Community Living Center serves metro Atlanta and includes extended care rehabilitation, psycho-geriatric care, and general long term care. The facility also serves as a prosthetics treatment center, fabricating and supplying mechanical devices such as artificial limbs for patients within the states of Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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U. S. Citizenship

Must pass pre-employment examination

English Language Proficiency required

Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required

Background and-or Security Investigation required