Full-Time Endocrinologist: Hormone & Metabolic Expert

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 230,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job description

Summary

The Dayton VA Medical Center (VAMC) is searching for a full-time Endocrinologist to fulfill the current staffing needs of our facility. An Endocrinologist is a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the endocrine system - which includes hormones and glands.

Qualifications

• 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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency or fellowship if applicable was completed.
  • (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice in the United States.
  • (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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.
• Exceptions: 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 basis.
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged.
• 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.
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
• Physical Requirements:
  • Moderate lifting - 15-44 pounds.
  • Pushing 1-2 hours.
  • Reaching above shoulder.
  • Use of fingers.
  • Walking 2-8 hours.
  • Standing 2-8 hours.
  • Kneeling 0-1 hour.
  • Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously.
  • Able to visually examine.
  • Depth perception.
  • Ability to distinguish basic colors.
  • Ability to distinguish shades of colors.
  • Hearing (aid permitted).
  • Working closely with others.

Duties

• Admit, evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation to patients of all ages with injuries or disorders of the internal (endocrine) glands (e.g., thyroid and adrenal glands) and metabolic and nutritional disorders – diabetes in pregnancy or gestational disorders, obesity, pituitary diseases, and menstrual and sexual problems.
• Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services.
• Basic laboratory techniques including interpretation of hormone assays.
• Perform and interpret stimulation of the thyroid, parathyroid, and neck lymph nodes.
• Perform history and physical exam.
• Radiologic measurement of bone density and other tests used in the management of osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases.
• Radiologic and other imaging studies for diagnosis and treatment of endocrine and metabolic diseases.
• Radionuclide localization of endocrine tissue.
• Ultrasonography of the soft tissues of the neck.

Benefits

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
• VHA Physician Total Rewards.
• 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 401(k) 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: One 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.
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm.