Gulf Coast VA Healthcare System (GCVHS) in Pensacola, Florida is seeking a full-time Primary Care Physician. The Florida Gulf Coast is a great place to live and work! You'll find picturesque, white-sand beaches lining the Gulf of Mexico, exciting outdoor activities including boating and fishing, taste-tantalizing cuisine, plentiful shopping, and must-see cultural attractions. Florida’s Gulf Coast also features the Gulf Islands National Seashore, with endless opportunities for solitude and relaxation. Candidates must be highly motivated, team-oriented, and committed to the care and exceptional health of our Veterans. The GCVHS is fully dedicated to providing top-quality medical care by serving and honoring America’s Veterans.
Highlights of these positions include:
Competitive Starting Salary: $220,000 - $300,000
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 7:30am-4:00pm OR 8am-4:30pm, Occasional Saturday.
PGY-3 Residents welcome to apply.
Prefer Board Eligible/Certified in Family or Internal Medicine.
Benefits:
Paid Time Off:
- 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
- 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
- 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
- 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses
Insurance:
- Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA). Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available.
- Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA).
- Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan.
- Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government.
- Long-term care insurance is available as an option.
Federal Retirement Plan:
- VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), which is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan.
- VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary.
- The TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service.
- The Federal Government provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution.
- For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension.
- In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel.
- Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years of service.
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