Primary Care Physician

Job Summary

Primary Care Physician (Internal Medicine / Family Medicine) – VA Clinic, Mankato, MN 

Location: Onsite – Lyle C. Pearson VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), 1400 Madison Ave, Ste 502, Mankato, MN 56001 (Minneapolis VA Health Care System). This is NOT a remote or virtual position. 

Employment Type: Locum tenens contract, 1.0 FTE (2,080 hours/year). One-year base period (anticipated January 1, 2027 – December 31, 2027), with two one-year option periods through December 31, 2029. 

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST, onsite 8 hours per day. No nights, weekends, call, or federal holidays. 

About the Role

Aptive Resources is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician (MD/DO) to provide primary care to Veterans at the Lyle C. Pearson VA Clinic in Mankato, Minnesota. The Minneapolis VA Health Care System has a shortage of primary care providers, and this locums physician will manage a patient panel while the VA recruits a permanent provider.

You will care for a panel of approximately 1,000 general medicine patients, seeing up to 14 scheduled patients per day plus up to 4 walk-ins. Visits are a mix of face-to-face and VA Video Connect (VVC) virtual visits, as determined by the VA based on clinical need. You will receive up to 8 hours per week of administrative time for notes, encounters, and follow-up.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive outpatient primary care, including annual exams, evaluation, treatment, and ongoing management of chronic conditions
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies, including laboratory, imaging, and EKGs
• Coordinate all aspects of patient care, including consultations with specialists and co-managed care
• Discuss end-of-life preferences and advance care planning with patients
• Provide perioperative evaluation and care as appropriate
• Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions per medical staff policy
• Initiate social work referrals for homeless Veterans and patients without a primary care provider
• Communicate test results to patients in accordance with VHA Directive 1088
• Follow all VA medication policies (no sample medications may be provided to patients)
• Document every encounter in the VA electronic health record (CPRS) at the time of the visit, and no later than 48 hours after the appointment; notes must meet at least Level 3 E/M documentation requirements
• Participate in quality improvement activities and meetings as required by the Chief of Staff or designee
• Report patient safety incidents within 24 hours through the VA Patient Safety Reporting System
• Practice within your approved VA clinical privileges at all times

Minimum Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine (ABIM) or Family Medicine (ABFM)
• Active, current, full and unrestricted Minnesota medical license
• No license that has ever been restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action, or denied
• Valid DEA registration
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Experience providing outpatient primary care / general medicine
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Able to commit to the full contract year (substitute providers are not authorized)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing a primary care panel of about 1,000 patients
• Prior VA, military, or federal healthcare experience
• Experience with CPRS/VistA and telehealth (VA Video Connect)

Credentialing and Onboarding Requirements

• VA credentialing and privileging (VHA Directives 1100.20 and 1100.21), with approval by the Medical Executive Board and Medical Center Director before starting
• CV with verifiable education and training history, with any gaps explained
• Copies of degrees, licenses, board certification, BLS/ACLS, and DEA certificate
• NPI number
• Professional liability (malpractice) insurance
• Current CME documentation
• Disclosure of any malpractice claims, privilege actions, or licensing board actions
• Negative TB test (TST or IGRA) within the past year
• Proof of immunity or vaccination: MMR, varicella, Tdap, annual influenza, and Hepatitis B series
• Successful VA background investigation and fingerprinting
• HHS-OIG exclusion list check
• Completion of mandatory VA training (privacy, information security, and clinical modules) before the first shift

Time Off and Scheduling

• The clinic is closed on all federal holidays, and you will not be scheduled to work on them
• Any other time off requires 6 weeks’ advance notice, must be approved by the VA, and is unpaid
• The clinic does not close for inclement weather; you must plan your commute to arrive on time for every shift

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements

• Able to stand, walk and sit for long periods throughout an 8-hour clinic day.
• Able to bend, stoop, reach and help position patients during physical exams.
• Able to lift, carry, push or pull up to 25 pounds now and then (for example, medical equipment and supplies).
• Enough manual dexterity and fine motor skill to do physical exams, use medical instruments, and type notes in the electronic health record.
• Vision (with or without correction) good enough to read medical records, diagnostic images and computer screens.
• Hearing (with or without correction) good enough to talk with patients, use a stethoscope, and run in-person, phone and video visits.
• Able to respond quickly to urgent or emergency patient situations.
• Able to work in a clinic where there may be exposure to communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens and cleaning agents, following infection control and PPE rules.
• Able to stay focused and make sound clinical decisions under time pressure while managing a full patient schedule.

About Aptive

Arrow ARC supports Veterans Health Administration facilities and offices across the U.S. with health care staffing and program support via the 10-year Integrated Critical Staffing Program (ICSP). We provide staffing solutions to address critical shortages in VHA medical facilities caused by turnover, recruitment issues, seasonal needs, surges or emergencies.

Arrow is a certified Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business joint venture between Artemis ARC and Aptive Resources, two award-winning companies that share an agile, mission-focused, results driven approach in the federal sector.​ Arrow provides management consulting services and specializes in working with federal government agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and Office of Personnel Management.​

EEO Statement

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class.

Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply.