Physician-Rheumatology

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, invites applications for a Fee Basis Physician in the Rheumatology section at the Providence Healthcare System. The role provides intermittent care and is paid on a fee-for-service basis, requiring licensure in the United States and board-eligible or -certified status in a core specialty.

Responsibilities include evaluating and managing rheumatology patients, ordering and interpreting tests, and performing procedures such as

Qualifications

• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• MD degree from an approved medical school.
• Current full and unrestricted medical license in the United States.
• Residency training in an approved core specialty leading to board eligibility/certification.
• Board certification or eligibility in relevant specialty; faculty exceptions may apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide intermittent rheumatology care at VA Providence Medical Center.
• Evaluate, diagnose, and medically manage rheumatology patients including systemic diseases with rheumatic manifestations.
• Order and interpret EKGs, imaging, and laboratory studies.
• Perform diagnostic procedures such as synovial fluid analysis and joint injections.
• Adhere to VA policies; schedule is intermittent with no guaranteed hours.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

MD (Doctor of Medicine)

Job description

Summary

The Fee Basis Physician will provide intermittent care to the Rheumatology Department in the Medical Center for VA Providence Healthcare System. This is a Fee Basis position and payment will be made on a fee-for-service basis.

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
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation as required by VA Handbook 5019
• This examination is administered by VA Occupational Health
• This position requires light lifting - up to 15 lbs. - carrying objects up to 15 lbs. - frequent reaching above shoulder - use of fingers - hands and legs - walking & standing - bending and climbing and able to hear whisper
• The incumbent must be physically - emotionally and mentally stable to efficiently perform the essential functions of this position without hazard to themselves or others.

Duties

• Pay: Yearly salary limitation of $15 -000 can be earned in a calendar year
• Unit Work Description/Pay Per Unit: 99205-Office o/p new hi 60 min $168.36 99215-Office o/p est hi 40 min $133.08 Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided The Fee Basis Physician Responsibilities include - but are not limited to: Needs to work weekends Evaluate - diagnose - provide consultation - medically manage and treat rheumatology patients including systemic diseases with rheumatic manifestations
• Privileges include medical management of general medical conditions which are encountered in the course of caring for the rheumatology patient
• Admit to inpatient or appropriate level of care Ordering and Preliminary interpretation of EKG and Imaging and Laboratory Studies
• Diagnostic aspiration and analysis of synovial fluid under light and compensated polarized light microscopy
• Therapeutic injection of diarthrodial joints - bursae - tenosynovial structures - and entheses Biopsies of tissues relevant to the diagnosis of rheumatic diseases Synovial biopsy Work Schedule: Appointment is intermittent and based soley on the needs of the Department
• -No guaranteed hours or fixed schedule.