Emergency Medicine Physician

Department of Veterans Affairs; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Robert J Dole VA Medical Center in Kansas is seeking a full-time Emergency Medicine physician to care for Veterans. You will provide urgent and stabilizing care in the ED and guide residents and mid-level practitioners in emergency treatments.

Join a multidisciplinary team focused on high-quality patient outcomes and continuous improvement of emergency services across the facility and affiliated networks.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency care and stabilization to Veterans.
• Deliver direct patient care in the Emergency Department.
• Guide mid-level providers in ED.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team activities.
• Support quality patient care through collaboration with other services.

Job description

Overview

The Robert J Dole VA Medical Center (VAMC) is seeking a full-time physician to serve Veteran patients of the facility. The incumbent is responsible for providing Emergency care and stabilization services to Veterans of the Robert J. Dole VA, providing direct patient care to patients and clinical guidance to mid-level providers in the Emergency Department. In addition, the Emergency provider participates in interdisciplinary team activities to achieve optimum interdepartmental cooperation to assure the quality patient care is maintained or improved.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of medical care and provide or assist residents and/or the mid-level practitioner in the process of evaluation and treatment of the Emergency Department patients
• Evaluate the patient to assess changes in the physical and mental status
• Coordinate with providers within their own and outside of their own Service Line, and with other VHA facilities or community providers as determined by the plan of care for the veteran
• Perform consultations within their own and other service lines as indicated
• Responsible for the provision of clinical care, graduate medical education, and scientific research as appropriate