Nephrologist

About the role

The Nephrology Physician will provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient nephrology services at the Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center. The role includes direct patient care, dialysis oversight, consultation, procedures within granted privileges, documentation, quality activities, and on-call coverage.

Work Location: Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center, Nephrology Services, 1540 Spring Valley Drive, Huntington, WV 25704, Cabell County, West Virginia.

Period of Performance: November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2031, if all option periods are exercised, with a possible extension of up to six months.

Work Arrangement: Clinical services are on-site at the Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center. Off-site telephone consultation occurs during on-call periods, with on-site callback when required.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and outpatient nephrology evaluation, consultation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.
• Evaluate and manage acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease, electrolyte and fluid disorders, hypertension, and nephrolithiasis.
• Provide oversight and management of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and other kidney replacement therapies.
• Evaluate and manage kidney transplant patients and patients with poisonings or intoxications involving renal care.
• Perform procedures within granted privileges, which may include dialysis catheter placement and kidney biopsy.
• Provide timely consultations and coordinate care with VA physicians, nurses, dialysis personnel, and other clinical services.
• Complete accurate, timely medical-record documentation, orders, reports, and discharge instructions.
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, dialysis, and follow-up care.
• Participate in quality-management, patient-safety, peer-review, committee, and medical-staff activities as required.
• Attend required meetings, orientations, training sessions, and clinical conferences.
• Provide scheduled weeknight, weekend, and holiday on-call coverage and respond within required timeframes.
• Follow all VA clinical, privacy, information-security, infection-control, safety, and workplace requirements.
• Maintain all licenses, certifications, registrations, credentials, and privileges required for performance.

Requirements

• Must satisfy all VA suitability, credentialing, privileging, onboarding, identity-verification, training, and facility-access requirements applicable to the position.
• Security Requirements: No classified clearance level is stated. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of VA background, suitability, PIV, privacy, security, credentialing, and system-access requirements.
• Number of FTEs: 1.0 FTE, with no more than one provider on-site daily.
• Type of Employment: Full-Time.
• Mandatory Qualifications:
  • Must possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia.
  • Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Nephrology through the American Board of Internal Medicine or American Osteopathic Board of Internal