Physician (Endocrinologist)

Veterans Health Administration

Lexington (KY)

On-site

USD 240,000 - 260,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Lexington, Kentucky, seeks an Endocrinologist for a full-time medical service physician position. The role includes inpatient and outpatient endocrinology care and leadership within the medical team.

Responsibilities cover diabetes management, patient follow-up, and education, with a focus on holistic care and compliance with VA policies. The schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in a state-of-the-art facility.

Qualifications

MD or DO degree with appropriate accreditation.
For foreign medical graduates, ECFMG eligibility is required if not covered by LCME/COCA.
Appointments may be approved under exceptional circumstances for high attainment or expertise.

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient endocrinology consults and follow-up.
Provide outpatient endocrinology consults and follow-up.
Manage diabetes-related treatment and related lab follow-ups.
Lead and participate in patient care planning and education with the treatment team.

Education

Doctor of Medicine or equivalent

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The VAMC in Lexington, Kentucky is recruiting for an Endocrinologist to serve as a full-time medical service physician. The position is accountable to the Chief of Medicine, for assuring the most effective delivery of state-of-the-art care by meeting or exceeding compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

Duties may include but are not limited to: The Endocrinologist is responsible for providing Inpatient Endocrinology consults and follow-up, outpatient Endocrinology consults and follow-up, evaluation of patients with a variety of Endocrinology conditions, and the performance of Endocrinology procedures. Outpatient evaluation and management of endocrinology condition, consult management using various modality of care- i.e outpatient, VA Video Connect, Telephone, E-consult.

Management of patients requiring diabetes related treatment. Reviews no-shows, contacting patients for abnormal lab tests, review of requests for refill. Provides ongoing care for patients with a wide variety of Endocrinology conditions.

The physician assesses, plans, implements, supervises, teaches, evaluates, and documents patient care; serves as an integral member of the treatment team; and is responsible for helping to produce a therapeutic environment and plan of care to promote optimal health status.

The physician will demonstrate expertise in leadership and initiative in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others, ensuring compliance with the mission, vision, and values of the medical center. The physician facilitates and promotes the delivery of high quality of care to the Endocrinology patient population. The physician facilitates and promotes staff interaction with the patients and significant others.

The physician participates in the development of a comprehensive, individualized plan of care based on assessment of the patient's needs. The physician ensures that education and training programs are in place for the Endocrine patient population and that they are effective in meeting the multifaceted patient demands. The physician must maintain a voluntary or joint faculty appointment with the affiliate university to supervise fellows and residents in training.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be eligible for highly qualified applicants 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 Work Schedule: Monday-Friday,8am-4:30pm

Requirements & 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.

Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.

NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities.

The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $240000 – $260000/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-24.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.