Physician- Gastroenterology Section Lead

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 ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands on clinical work, oversight, and administration of all aspects of the FxHCC Gastroenterology Section.
• Guide and train medical residents, students, and/or other trainees.
• Interview, examine, select diagnostic testing appropriately, and interpret and collate results.
• Coordinate patient care with clarity to patients and medical personnel.
• Communicate and document with clarity to patients and medical personnel to coordinate patient care.
• Participate in the educational programs for the section personnel as well as the medical staff.
• Participate in monitoring the quality, safety, and appropriateness of patient care, both at the Section and facility level.

Requirements

The physician for this position is expected to provide comprehensive patient care in the form of consultative Gastroenterology patient care at the Fredericksburg Health Care Center (FxHCC) Medicine Section. The physician will manage patients with ongoing gastroenterology conditions, in collaboration with other sections within the FxHCC.

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 leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Board Certification: Must be board certified.

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.
• 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

Full time Monday- Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.

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.