Primary Care Physicians
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Alta Loma
Posted on: March 13, 2026
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Job Description:
The VA Loma Linda Healthcare System is actively recruiting
Primary Care Physicians to care for our Veterans, America’s Heroes
. This exciting opportunity provides preventive medicine,
neurology, infectious disease, lab, and audiology services. It is
one of nine VA clinics providing care to more than 80,000 Veterans
in the Inland Empire. The duties include but are not limited to:
Advises and clinically supervises the mid-levels (nurse
practitioners or physician assistants) Actively participates in
Medical Center committees and teams. Participates in various
facility programs, designed to enhance and improve the delivery of
patient care services, such as Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
teams. Identifies individual professional learning needs and
participates in formal programs, workshops, seminars, conferences,
as well as self-directed learning Activities. Completes facility
wide mandatory education yearly. Provides quality patient-centered
patient care to outpatients for adults and older adults age 65
Keeps informed of developments in the management and treatment of
diseases and illness through continuing medical education, both
formal and informal Successfully integrates patient care activities
in Primary Care Services and other patient care programs at the
medical center and in the community such as Social Work,
Prosthetics, Home Based Health Care (HBHC), and private nursing
homes. Consistently demonstrates expertise in diagnosing and
treating seriously ill, multi-symptomatic patients. Completes all
medical record documentation in CPRS in a timely manner. Includes
patient/family/significant other/health care provider in
establishing realistic, measurable goals related to health
education and treatment plan and in planning care on a continuum;
assists staff in the process of mutual goal setting. Plans,
implements, and evaluates care based on the specific requirements
of the patient. Assesses veterans by utilizing advanced clinical
judgment and physical assessment skills. Identifies
acute/non-acute/chronic health problems. Participates in grading
sessions for medical students and GME trainees assigned to their
services. Work Schedule : Monday – Friday, 8:00 am-4:30pm
Qualifications: · Must be a U.S. Citizen · Must possess a current,
full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state
territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District
of Columbia. · Completed Family Medicine/Internal Medicine
Residency Training. · Preferred Experience: Must be board certified
or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Practice;
Preferably 5 years of experience. We Offer the following: ·
Competitive salary Range : Annual salary range $250,000-$265,000.
Pay Exceptions to salary range may be authorized. · Performance
awards : Receive up to $15,000 in additional annual performance
pay. · Regular increases : Receive costs of living increases
annually and salary reviews and longevity increase every two years.
· Liability Protection : VA physicians are covered under federal
tort laws and may be defended by the United States against
allegations of malpractice or negligence. · Health insurance : With
Federal Employees Health Benefits, choose from a variety of self or
family health maintenance organizations. · Dental and vision
insurance : Under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance
Program, supplemental dental and/or vision benefits are available
to you and your family. · Life insurance : Plan for what’s next
with Federal Employees Group Life Insurance, which is group term
life insurance covering you and eligible family members. · Pension
: Your basic annuity is computed based on your length of service
and “high-3” average salary and become vested in the Federal
Employee Retirement System, Basic/Defined Benefit pension after
only 5 years of creditable civilian service. · Thrift Savings Plan
(Federal 401k Equivalent) 5 % agency match : TSP lets you
contribute up to $22,500 a year to your account. Become vested
after only 3 years of creditable civilian service. · Survivor
benefits : Become eligible for survivor benefits after 10 years of
service. · Annual Leave (Paid Time Off) : You will receive 208
hours or approximately 26 days of annual leave a year. Paid
vacation, unlimited accumulated paid sick leave and 11 paid federal
holidays accrue right away. · Continuing education : As a VA
physician, you can earn CME credits at no cost. You can receive
$1,000 or more annually and five days or more of paid absences to
attend CME courses (conditions apply). · Credit for military
service : Have you earned service credits from your time in
military service? Don’t worry — if you move to a federal job at VA,
you may carry over service time that is added to your total years
of work for retirement purposes. · Service without strings :
Whether you serve full or part time, your employment at VA is “at
will” and without employment contracts, noncompete clauses, or
restrictive covenants. If interested, please e-mail your CV to
michael.mcclafferty@va.gov or call 909-220-2510 and make a
difference in the lives of our nation's heroes! Compensation
Information: $250000.00 / Annually - $265000.00 / Annually
Keywords: Department of Veterans Affairs, Cathedral City , Primary Care Physicians, Healthcare , Alta Loma, California
