Physician (Critical Care)-Pulmonary

NBSTSA; Gainesville (FL); Presencial; USD 240.000 - 320.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP

Sign-on bonus

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

North Florida/South Georgia VA Healthcare System seeks a board-certified Critical Care Pulmonary Physician to contribute to quality care standards and the growth of a VA academic hospital program. Ideal candidates are excellent communicators and team players, adaptable to a growing medical center, and committed to teaching students, residents, and fellows within a VA environment.

This role offers a comprehensive total rewards package and eligibility for the Education Debt Reduction Program

Formación

• 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
• 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
• 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 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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Board Certification: in Critical care
• Physical Requirements: Physical requirements include light lifting, walking, standing, etc.

Responsabilidades

• Perform the following procedures: Bronchoscopy - transbronchial biopsies - and chest tube
• Management of a wide variety of pulmonary diseases including COPD, interstitial lung disease, asthma
• Sarcoidosis - Lung Cancer - Pulmonary Hypertension - Sleep disordered breathing
• Teaching of students, residents, and fellows rotating through VA; provide inpatient and outpatient pulmonary consultative services
• Participate in coverage of the Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am - 4:00pm; shifts may vary based on facility/patient care needs

Descripción del empleo

Summary

The North Florida/ South Georgia VA Healthcare System's Specialty Care Service is seeking an experienced and dynamic board-certified Critical Care Pulmonary Physician. Ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards - as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program. You must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing 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 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


• Board Certification: in Critical care Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/


• Physical Requirements: Physical requirements for this position include light lifting (under 15 lbs.) - straight pulling (.5 hour) - reaching above shoulders - use of fingers (both hands required) - walking (1 hour intermittently) - standing (2 hours intermittently)


• ability to distinguish colors and shades of color


• rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously


• near vision correctable to 13\"\" to 16\"\"


• hearing aid permitted.

Duties

• This is an open continuous announcement that will remain open until filled


• Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis


• Eligible applicants will be referred each week for consideration until a selection is made


• This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program


• You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment


• Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application


• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package


• VHA Physician Total Rewards


• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized


• Former EDRP participants are not eligible to apply for EDRP


• Contact the VISN 8 Compensation Center of Excellence at [e-mail] for questions/assistance


• Learn more 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 Duties include but are not limited to


• Perform the following procedures: Bronchoscopy - transbronchial biopsies - and chest tube


• Management of a wide variety of pulmonary diseases including: Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease - Interstitial lung Disease - Asthma


• Sarcoidosis - Lung Cancer - Pulmonary Hypertension - and Sleep disordered breathing


• Teaching of students - residents - and fellows rotating through VA Provide Inpatient and outpatient Pulmonary consultative services Participate in the coverage of the Medical Intensive Care Unit Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am - 4:00pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor


• The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs).