EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

About the role

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care to patients in the Acute Medicine and/or Emergency Medicine departments.
• Provides clinical guidance to ARNP's/PA's.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team activities to achieve optimum quality of patient care that is maintained or improved.
• Participates in the progressive improvement of the service delivery which may include programmatic participation in initiatives within the facility.
• Evaluates the patient to assess changes in the physical and mental status. A progress note is written in the patient's chart. Notes also include the concurrence with notes written by the resident and attending notes as appropriate.
• Coordinates with providers within their own and outside of their own Service Line, at the other divisions within the EKHCS structure and the CBOC Clinics as determined by the plan of care for the veteran. Engages in open, clear, and collaborative manner to minimize barriers for Veterans and staff.
• Performs consultations within their own and other service lines as indicated. Responsible for medical care, graduate and undergraduate medical education, and scientific research as appropriate.
• Available for emergency interventions.
• Participates in various hospital committees, departmental and hospital in-service programs, and education programs of the department and the hospital.
• Engages in compliance readiness activities as requested by Quality Management and the Deputy Chief of Staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity.
• Potentially long periods of stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, pushing, and lifting of at least 50 pounds.
• Occasional exposure to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship, Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine, 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.