Physician - Chief Surgeon

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 250,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Saginaw Healthcare System, in Saginaw, MI, seeks a physician to support the Associate Chief of Staff - Specialty Care Service. The role contributes to delivering high-quality specialty care and advancing the mission of the VA Medical Center.

Candidates must meet VA basic requirements, hold an MD/DO, possess an unrestricted medical license, complete approved residency, and be prepared for board certification as applicable.

Qualifications

• Must possess MD/DO degree from a school approved by VA for the year completed.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the US.
• Residency training approved by VA in an accredited core specialty leading to board eligibility.
• Participants may be required to be board certified for faculty status in academic training.
• US citizenship required unless VA policy allows non-citizens to be appointed.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Associate Chief of Staff - Specialty Care Service.
• Contribute to carrying out the mission of the Specialty Care Service and VA Medical Center.

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or equivalent

Medical license (unrestricted)

Residency training in core specialty

Board certification (or eligible)

US citizenship

Job description

Summary

This position is located in the Specialty Care Service - VA Saginaw Healthcare System - Saginaw - MI. This position provides support to the Associate Chief of Staff - Specialty Care Service in carrying out the mission of the service and VA Medical Center.

Summary

This position is located in the Specialty Care Service - VA Saginaw Healthcare System - Saginaw - MI. This position provides support to the Associate Chief of Staff - Specialty Care Service in carrying out the mission of the service and VA Medical Center.

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 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
• OR (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 (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) 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 \