Physician - Emergency Room

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a physician to provide clinical care in the Emergency Room at the Fort Wayne facility. This role involves patient management, treatment modalities, and leadership in emergency situations. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in emergency medicine and must hold a valid medical license.

Benefits

50-55 days of annual paid time off

Traditional federal pension

Federal health/vision/dental insurance

Liability protection with tail coverage

Possible $1,000 CME reimbursement

Qualifications

• Must possess a current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine.
• Completed residency training in an approved specialty.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for clinical care and management of Veterans in the Emergency Room.
• Lead code team and implement performance improvements.
• Provide treatment modalities and patient assessment.

Skills

Clinical care

Patient assessment

Care planning

Coordination

Education

Doctor of Medicine or equivalent

Job description

The mission of VA Northern Indiana Health Care System (VANIHCS), is to provide coordinated, compassionate and comprehensive quality primary care, mental health, surgical, intensive and extended care to Veterans in a timely, accessible and cost effective manner. It is a fully-integrated medical care facility with a dual campus and combined VA mission.


** Recruitment/Relocation incentive Approved**
Duties

He/she is responsible for the clinical care and management of Veterans within the Emergency Room Department, Fort Wayne IN - NIHCS. The physician providers treatment modalities, patient assessment, care planning and coordination. Responsibilities will also include clinical duties and assignments, Code team lead, and implementation of performance improvements.


Hours: TBD- based on shift
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):Authorized.
Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): NOT Authorized
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Requirements

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. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/06/2025.

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.
• Education. 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 an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:
  • Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted,
  • OR
  • Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
  • For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant
• Licensure and Registration. Physicians must possess a 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. The physician must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure.
• Residency Training. Physicians must have completed residency training or its equivalent, 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:
  • 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 was completed,
  • OR
  • Other residencies or their equivalents which the local Professional Standards Board determines to have provided an applicant with appropriate professional training.
• English Language Proficiency. Physicians appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).

Preferred Experience/Qualifications: Board Certified or Board Eligible- with 2-3 years experience Emergency Medicine
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard.