Physician - Interventional Physiatrist

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program , a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
  Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Experience:

• Completion of either PM&R or Anesthesiology residency training in the United States.
• Completion of minimum of one year of fellowship in interventional pain management or equivalent, such as spine medicine, musculoskeletal medicine, etc.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: The incumbent must be able to perform all activities of the position without restriction. This position may involve walking and standing for extended periods, stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching, lifting (10-45lbs), and turning. The work may involve going up and down flights of stairs.

Pre-Placement Examination. Process/Procedures: Following an offer of employment or reemployment and prior to appointment, the responsible Human Resources (HR) Office will provide the Employee Occupational Health (EOH) service with the Optional Form (OF)-178, Certificate of Medical Examination that clearly identifies the physical requirements and/or medical standards of the position for which the individual is being appointed to.

The examination is concerned with the ability of the applicant to perform the essential functions of the proposed assignment satisfactorily and safely. Laboratory and ancillary tests are authorized as required by Federal regulatory agencies or that assist the Agency Medical Officer (AMO) in determining whether or not the candidate meets the physical requirements and/or medical standards of the job may be performed.

Responsibilities:

The Staff Physiatrist is a clinical provider in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Service. This includes performing interventional spine and musculoskeletal (pain management) procedures, providing clinical coverage in clinics such as interventional PM&R clinics, electromyography (EMG) lab, and other PM&R clinics as delegated. The Staff Physiatrist serves primarily as outpatient clinical provider with occasional inpatient pain procedures requests within the PM&R Service. The work involves planning a treatment program for disabled patients with complex and multiple medical problems such as but not limited to chronic pain patients, musculoskeletal and peripheral pain conditions, spinal pain related conditions, spinal cord injury and related sequelae, with potential coverage for stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other chronic central and peripheral nervous system conditions and amputee rehabilitation.

The Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the VA Capitol Health Care Network. We're an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 (VISN 5), which includes medical centers and clinics in Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Keeps up to date with current trends in rehabilitation medicine through scheduled in--services, library resources, continuing education courses and hospital training and development workshops scheduled by the facility.
• Completes other administrative duties as assigned for the PM&R Service or Medical Center.
• Plans and facilitates treatment programs for patients with complex impairments.
• Professionally represents the Service and/or administration on behalf of the Medical Center during off-station events, committee meetings, contacts with outside agencies, etc.
• Maintains timely and appropriate documentation of all consults, evaluations, progress notes, discharge notes, patient /family education, workload statistics, quality assurance monitors and other clinical activities. Follows appropriate billing and coding practices.
• Uses knowledge and understanding of treatment methods and techniques used by all the therapy disciplines.
• Performs comprehensive evaluations directed at ascertaining the patient's functional status, rehabilitation needs, goals, and rehabilitation potential.
• Establishes therapeutic agendas that are age appropriate, and which are based on the patient's identified deficits and expressed goals.
• Independently modifies goals and treatment based on response to care.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions, which focus on posture, locomotion, strength, endurance, balance, coordination, joint mobility and flexibility.
• Safely performs and designs Electrodiagnostic studies with accurate interpretation, diagnosis and documentation.
• Safely performs clinical procedures when applicable such as spinal injections, radio frequency nerve ablation/rhizotomy, kyphoplasty, spinal cord stimulator trial, intrathecal pump trial, joint and soft tissue injections, chemo-neurolytic blocks and injections as approved under the incumbent's list of clinical privileges.
• Participation in staff and trainee education and mentorship.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off 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 and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Salary : $1,000