Gastroenterologist

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

• Provide comprehensive GI care for outpatients, inpatients, and nursing home patients.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage gastrointestinal diseases, including Hepatitis C.
• Perform endoscopic procedures (EGD, PEG, colonoscopies, paracentesis) and administer conscious sedation.
• Offer consultative services to the VA Medical Center and associated CBOCs.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and staff under the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model.
• Report to the Associate Chief of Staff for Specialty Care.

Requirements

The major duties of a Physician - Gastroenterologist include but are not limited to:

• Provide comprehensive GI care for outpatients, inpatients, and nursing home patients.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage gastrointestinal diseases, including Hepatitis C.
• Perform endoscopic procedures (EGD, PEG, colonoscopies, paracentesis) and administer conscious sedation.
• Offer consultative services to the VA Medical Center and associated CBOCs.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and staff under the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model.
• Report to the Associate Chief of Staff for Specialty Care.

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.
• 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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Experience

Over 5 years of experience as a Gastroenterologist with strong proficiency in performing upper GI endoscopies and colonoscopies.

Physical Requirements

• This position requires a pre-employment physical.
• Requires lifting 15-44 pounds; pushing (approx. 2 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers and both hands; walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling.
• Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously.
• Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4.
• Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other.
• Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors.

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.
  • Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted.

Additional Information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.