Physician (Urology)

Veterans Health Administration; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 320,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP

Paid time off: 50-55 days per year

Job summary

Tampa VA Healthcare System's Urology Service is seeking an experienced Physician Urology. Ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program.

You must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center. Duties may include patient care, teaching residents, and supervising mid-level providers; perform minor and major urologic

Qualifications

• Requires Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic degree from an LCME-accredited or AOA-accredited program.
• Foreign medical graduates must verify ECFMG eligibility and provide certificate if claimed.
• Appointment may involve academic/research assignments with no patient care in exceptional cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide urology patient care and surgical services.
• Teach and mentor health sciences students, residents and fellows.
• Work with interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Enter progress notes, histories, discharges, and consults in EMR.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Adaptable

Education

MD or DO (Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine)

ECFMG certification (for international grads)

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Tampa VA Healthcare System's Urology Service is seeking an experienced and dynamic Physician Urology. Ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program. You must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center.

Key Responsibilities

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized. Former EDRP participants are not eligible to apply for EDRP.

Contact the VISN 8 Compensation Center of Excellence at [e-mail] for questions/assistance. Learn more. 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.

Duties may include but not limited to the following; Responsibilities will also include teaching and mentoring health sciences students, including urology residents and fellows. Weekly bedside rounds with assigned staff to discuss patient care, policies, procedures, and findings from QA monitors and staff concerns. Problem identification and resolution as evidenced by documentation in memorandums, reports of contact, incident reports, etc.

Assesses plans and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of patient care Participates in clinical rounds to monitor compliance with standards of care, policies and procedures, safety standards/guidelines.

Demonstrates the ability to address the young adult, middle adult and geriatric patient's communicative disorders; cognitive deficits; physical limitations and considerations; emotional and behavioral reactions; in addition to linking age specific needs with the appropriate care/treatment.

Participate in and/or manages all aspects of a Urology Surgery Program, to include clinical and administrative including diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with urological diseases per standard, usual and acceptable or customary methods and techniques in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Perform administrative duties related to patient care management including: entering progress notes, histories and physicals, discharges summaries and consults, etc.

Ability to perform minor and major surgical procedures. Use electronic medical records. Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team including Nursing, Anesthesiology, Mid-Level Surgical Providers, and medical support staff to ensure prompt and efficient delivery of patient care services. Provide guidance to Urology Mid-Level provider(s). Participate in resident training.

Other services include but are not limited to: treatment of genitourinary medical conditions, performing outpatient and inpatient surgical procedures, provide consultations, work ups and pre-& postoperative care. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs).

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, or Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation 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.

[If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate 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 $320000 – $400000/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2027-02-24.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Excepted' hiring path.