Physician - Nocturnist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Richmond; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A government healthcare organization is seeking a skilled Physician - Hospitalist at the Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The role includes providing direct care for hospitalized patients and collaborating with ICU teams. The organization offers competitive salary, extensive paid time off, retirement benefits, and malpractice protection. This position is ideal for physicians passionate about delivering quality patient care in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual performance bonus

Paid time off (50-55 days per year)

Traditional federal pension

Federal health/vision/dental insurance

Liability protection with tail coverage

Qualifications

• Skilled Physician with a full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.
• Experience in inpatient medicine and collaboration with ICU teams is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Practice all types of inpatient medicine for patients under observation or acute status.
• Collaborate with ICU primary teams for patients in Progressive or Intensive Care Units.

Job description

Position Overview

We are looking for a skilled Physician - Hospitalist at the Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia.

Duties

A Nocturnist Hospitalist can practice all types of Inpatient Medicine including direct care for patients under Observation or Acute Status and patient care in collaboration with ICU primary teams for patients in Progressive or Intensive Care Units.

About the Medical Center

The Richmond VA Medical Center is a level 1a 349-bed facility offering primary, secondary, and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, intermediate care, acute and sustaining spinal cord injury, skilled nursing home care, and palliative care. There are four community-based outpatient clinics located in Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Emporia and Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and a strong affiliation with the Medical College of Virginia. Residency programs exist in virtually all general and specialty areas of medicine, rehabilitation, surgery, psychiatry, and dentistry. The medical center is the host site for one of five Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers in the VA system of care, and a Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC), one of six in the nation.

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

Benefits

• 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