OUR MISSION: 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.
The mission of VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, (VANIHCS), is to provide coordinated, compassionate and comprehensive quality primary care, mental health services and extended care to Veterans in a timely, accessible and cost effective manner. It is a fully-integrated medical care facility with a dual campus and combined VA mission. The combined mission of the VAINHCS means military retirees, and eligible veterans receive health care at these facilities. The Fort Wayne campus offers primary and secondary medical and surgical services. The Marion campus offers a full range of psychiatry services, nursing home care and extended care services. Primary care clinics are available at both campuses and at Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) located in South Bend, Goshen, Peru and Muncie, Indiana.
This position is located within the Medical Service at the Northern Indiana Health Care Systems (Fort Wayne) or (Marion).
VANIHCS offer a competitive salary and excellent federal government benefits. With one campus located in scenic Marion, IN; Grant County, complete with two world-class higher education institutions, Taylor University and Indiana Wesleyan University, plus a well-established community college, Ivy Tech Community College in the area, the county has a lot to boast about. Its proximity to major US highways and state roads makes it accessible from other major cities such as Chicago, Detroit, and Louisville.
The other campus, Fort Wayne, IN; Allen County is within a 250-mile radius of 17 percent of the total United States population and within a day's drive of half of the nation's population; it is nearly equidistant from the cities of Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Detroit and Indianapolis, in the four states of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois, respectively.
For additional information about VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, Fort Wayne, Indiana and Marion, Indiana please visit the following links:
http://www.northernindiana.va.gov/
http://www.visitfortwayne.com/
http://showmegrantcounty.com/
*The selected candidate's salary will be determined by a Compensation Panel. The Compensation Panel will review the selected applicants' education, qualifications, board certifications, professional training/fellowship(s), and length of practice (professional experience) in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected.
Relocation/ Recruitment Expenses: Relocation incentives are authorized for this position.
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