Physician (Dermatology)

About the role

The North Florida/ South Georgia VA Healthcare System is excited to announce an opening for a Dermatologist within our Primary Care Service team at the Gainesville - FL facility. This is a unique opportunity to provide exceptional care to Veterans - work alongside passionate professionals - and make a real difference in the lives of those who have served our country. Join us and help shape the future of dental care at the VA!

Responsibilities

• Aspiration - incision and drainage of cutaneous abscesses and lesions
• Collection - reading and interpretation of KOH - Tzanck smears - gram stains - hair preps - and mite preps
• Cryosurgery of benign and premalignant skin lesions
• Cryosurgery of malignant skin lesions
• Debridement
• Destruction by chemical means (topical chemotherapy) of skin lesions (including peels)
• Destruction by surgical means (such as curettage - electrosurgery - etc) of benign and premalignant skin lesions
• Destruction by surgical means (such as curettage - electrosurgery - etc) of malignant skin lesions
• Excision of benign lesions
• Excision of malignant lesions - simple and complex (including flaps and grafts of small and medium sized areas)
• Injections (dermal - subcutaneous - intramuscular - or IV)
• Intralesional medication injections of cutaneous lesions
• Nail procedures
• Patch testing (including photopatch)
• Skin biopsies (shaves - punches - incisional and excisional)
• Ultraviolet light treatment (phototherapy) for skin conditions
• Teledermatology and other telehealth modalities

Requirements

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.

Qualifications

• 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 in Dermatology leading to eligibility for board certification
• (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as ""Physician Resident Providers"" (PRPs) PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged rather - they are to have a ""scope of practice"" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board certified in Dermatology

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

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

Pay

Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases

Schedule

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisorThe incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs.)