Physician (Sleep Medicine)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System is seeking a full-time Physician specializing in Sleep Medicine. This role involves working independently while providing support to nurse practitioners and performing critical duties in the Specialty Care Department. Candidates must possess a medical degree, valid license, and relevant experience in sleep or pulmonary medicine. Join our team to make a meaningful impact on veterans' health.

Benefits

Comprehensive total rewards package

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Current, full, and unrestricted medical license required.
• Residency training completed in an accredited specialty.

Responsibilities

• Perform Sleep Medicine duties in the Specialty Care Department.
• Provide guidance to nurse practitioners.
• Work without direct supervision under the Chief, Medicine Service.

Skills

Proficiency in spoken and written English

Experience in Sleep Medicine

Experience in Pulmonary Medicine

Education

Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree

Completion of accredited residency training

Job description

The VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System is recruiting for a full time, Physician to perform Sleep Medicine duties in our Specialty Care Department. The VA Finger Lakes is comprised of two Medical Centers in Bath and Canandaigua, NY, and a large outpatient clinic in Rochester, NY. The Bath and Canandaigua Medical Centers are nestled in the Finger Lakes region of NY, and Rochester is a thriving upstate city on the shores of Lake Ontario. Come join our team today!
Duties

***This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager weekly until position is filled.

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The physician will work without direct supervision but is administratively and clinically responsible to the Chief, Medicine Service. Additionally the incumbent will provide guidance and support to the nurse practitioners assigned to Medicine Service in their respective areas of expertise.

Duties for Primary Care faculty include the following but are not limited to:

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.

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), 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.

Preferred Experience: Experience in Sleep Medicine and/or Pulmonary Medicine

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019