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Veterans Health Administration is Hiring an OCA-FY23-PHYSICIAN-SCI-STAFF Near Augusta, GA

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• License: Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR[(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Physical Requirements: The physician should be physically and mentally capable to perform the duties of the position including examinations, formulate the diagnosis and treatment plan and educate residents. Physical activities include sitting, standing (up to 4 hours) walking (up to 2 hours), heavy lifting (45 pounds or over), reaching above the shoulder, and repeated bending. The incumbent should be emotionally and mentally stable; and capable to perform the duties of the position.

Responsibilities:

Duties for the Staff Physician, SCI included, but are not limited to the following:

• The incumbent will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide exceptional patient care to Veterans with spinal cord injury or disease (SC/D).
• Provides medical care and rehabilitation for Veterans with SCI/D who have complex medication conditions.
• An advanced knowledge of the problems/complications which are unique to a spinal cord injury patient is desired.
• As designated by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the sub-specialty SCI Medicine, duties for Staff Physicians in SCI/D Service include the following admit, evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatment or consultative services to patients in need of SCI/D care. This care may be provided in inpatient, outpatient, or telehealth settings.
• May perform specialty procedures as delineated in their clinical privileges.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VHA Physician Total Rewards

Work Schedule: May vary depending on deployment and/or assigned facility needs

Telework: Not Available
Travel: Up to 50% may be required.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Available for well-qualified applicants
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract

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