Seeking Allergy & Immunology Physician for an Excellent VA Opportunity in Oklahoma City

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 260,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Allergy and Immunology physician to enhance patient care for veterans. This full-time role involves managing allergy treatments, conducting diagnostic tests, and ensuring high-quality patient interactions. With a focus on compassionate care, the physician will also engage in clinical management and quality oversight. This dynamic position offers a supportive environment within a flagship healthcare system dedicated to serving the needs of over 70,000 veterans. Join a team that values professional development and provides a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off and retirement plans.

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive

Annual Performance Bonus

Federal Retirement Plan

Education Debt Repayment Program

Malpractice Liability Protection

Paid Time Off

Federal Health Insurance

CME Reimbursement

No Employment Contract Restrictions

Comprehensive Total Rewards Package

Qualifications

• Fellowship trained in Allergy and Immunology with clinical experience.
• Current unrestricted medical license in the U.S. is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive patient care in allergy and immunology.
• Participate in clinical management and quality improvement initiatives.
• Attend staff meetings and contribute to patient safety oversight.

Skills

Clinical Management

Patient Care

Medical Knowledge

Clinical Judgment

Interpersonal Skills

Professionalism

Systems-Based Practice

Education

Board Certified in Allergy

Board Eligibility in Allergy

Board Certification in Internal Medicine

Job description

The Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System (OCVAHCS) is actively recruiting a board certified, board eligible full-time permanent hospital employed Allergy and Immunology physician to join our Section of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy. The Allergy and Immunology Physician is accountable to the Chief of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy service. We are recruiting a highly qualified and equally motivated allergist, who is fellowship trained in Allergy and Immunology. The Allergist participates in patient care and addresses medical problems in the outpatient and occasional inpatient setting. The physician will practice within scope of privileges, physically attending outpatient clinics, arriving on time, performing allergy testing and interpretation, and documenting patient history and physical examination. The allergy physician will order, interpret, and follow-up on a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic tests/studies. Management of allergies is expected to incorporate patient requests and needs. The physician will attend required staff meetings, communicate up and down the chain of command, and help prepare heads-up and issue briefs related to adverse patient outcomes.

1. Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounter and open consult maintenance, CPRS documentation requirements, monitoring of clinic management. Maintains involvement in matters concerning clinic productivity, relevant performance measures, Quality and Patient Safety oversight, as well as process improvements (system redesigns).
2. Patient Care: Practitioners are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life.
3. Medical/Clinical Knowledge: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
4. Clinical Judgment: To ensure practice-based learning and improvement, practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care.
5. Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team.
6. Professionalism: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession.
7. Systems-Based Practice: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care.
8. If the incumbent is involved in research, they will show an ability to identify and define significant Research and Development problems, to plan and execute a precise research program, and to generate effective reports and results worthy of publication.

The OCVAMC is located in Oklahoma City, OK and is the Flagship for the Oklahoma VA Health Care System (OCVAHCS) - a Joint Commission accredited, referral level 1b (medium complexity) facility. The staff serves patients across the spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care for more than 70,000 veterans in an area that includes 48 counties in Oklahoma and 2 counties in North Central Texas. Join a department that is expanding the clinical area to better serve veteran patients!

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday 08:00-4:30

U.S. Citizens receive preference; non-U.S. Citizens may be considered.

Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the U.S.

Board Certified in Allergy preferred, but Board Eligibility may also be considered. Additional board certification in Internal Medicine is preferred.

The starting pay is $260,000 - $300,000 per year.

• A recruitment incentive will be offered, and there is the potential for an annual performance bonus of up to $15,000.
• Retirement: Federal Retirement Plan through the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - A three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan, with up to 5% government matching contributions.
• Eligible for Education Debt Repayment Program. (EDRP)
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentives available.
• 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).
• 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).
• Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting.
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.