The West Texas VA Health Care System (WTVAHCS) is a 95-authorized bed (55 acute and 40 extended care) medical center, which serves 58,000 veterans in an area spanning 33 counties in West Texas and New Mexico. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education. Comprehensive outpatient health care is provided in areas of medicine, surgery, mental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation, oncology, and dentistry. Inpatient care is provided in medicine and extended care, with referrals to other VISN 18 facilities and community. Care is provided at the parent facility in Big Spring, Texas and through six Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

The facility is located in Big Spring, Texas, with the ambience and neighborly charm of a small western town. We are conveniently and centrally located to four larger cities (San Angelo, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, and Abilene). In addition to the urgent care clinic, we provide primary medical and surgical care, along with community living, mental health, and other extended outpatient services for veterans residing in West Texas and parts of New Mexico. Care is delivered through the Big Spring VA Medical Center and through six community based outpatient clinics. If you would be interested in exploring a practice in the VHA, please feel free to email your CV and any questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact me. It would be my pleasure to assist you.

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)
• VA employees have the option to use 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). FERS 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
• How is the pension funded? 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
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also 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
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service