Physician (Regular Ft) Orthopedic Surgeon

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

The New Mexico VA Health Care System seeks an Orthopedic Surgeon to join our Surgical Service team. You will provide comprehensive orthopedic evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and surgical care for Veterans with musculoskeletal conditions, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and supporting resident education through our academic affiliates.

Applicants must meet basic VA requirements, including board certification or eligibility, an unrestricted US medical license, and completion of

Qualifications

• Must have MD/DO degree from an approved medical school.
• Current full, unrestricted medical license to practice in the United States.
• completed orthopedic residency approved by credentialing bodies.
• Board certification or eligibility for orthopedic surgery.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive orthopedic evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and surgical care for Veterans.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.
• Support resident education through academic affiliations.
• Fulfill standard clinical duties with on-site schedule and on-call duties.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

MD/DO degree

Orthopedic residency

Board certified or board eligible

Unrestricted US medical license

Job description

Summary

The New Mexico VA Health Care System is seeking an Orthopedic Surgeon to join our dynamic Surgical Service team. The selectee will provide comprehensive orthopedic evaluation - diagnosis - treatment - and surgical care for Veterans with musculoskeletal conditions and injuries while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and supporting resident education through our academic affiliates.

Summary

The New Mexico VA Health Care System is seeking an Orthopedic Surgeon to join our dynamic Surgical Service team. The selectee will provide comprehensive orthopedic evaluation - diagnosis - treatment - and surgical care for Veterans with musculoskeletal conditions and injuries while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and supporting resident education through our academic affiliates.

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 "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
• 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
• 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
• Additional Requirement: Board certified or Board eligible
• Preferred Experience: This position carries the possibility of a joint faculty appointment at the University of New Mexico
• Applicants must have the appropriate credentials for a faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level or higher at the University of New Mexico Health Science Center."" Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Duties

• This is an open continuous announcement
• Applicants will be referred to the hiring manager on an as needed basis
• 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) Recruitment/Relocation: Incentive may be offered
• 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 1
• Assures that a high degree of quality patient care is provided at all times
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• Independently exercises creativity in solving problems without direct supervisory guidance to meet the varying needs of patients while under care in the Orthopedic Clinic and Operating Room
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• Exercises independent professional judgment in diagnosing the full range of complex Orthopedic conditions as well as planning and executing the necessary treatment programs to meet complex and frequent changes in treatment objectives
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• Refers - when indicated - patients with multiple health problems to other providers within the facility and the VISN
• Consults with physicians and others - when requested - to augment the care of their patients as it relates to emergent and traumatic conditions as well as Orthopedic manifestations of systemic conditions
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• Utilizes the general clinical privileges which include: ordering diagnostic tests as appropriate - writing prescriptions for medications or other items on the hospital formulary - hospitalize patients within the VISN as appropriate and discharge patients from outpatient care if it is determined that care is no longer required
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 0700-1530 - on call duties - option of alternative work schedule