Physician (Geriatrics)

About the role

The WPB VA has a designated role in the service that serves as the Attending Physician and Palliative care provider in the Geriatrics and Extended Care service in the community living center - inpatient - and outpatient care at the VA WPB Health Care system.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a resource to senior management and other clinical and administrative leaders on issues impacting the delivery of care for veteran's who use the Geriatrics Department services
• Affords assistance to team members in maintaining a comprehensive program in Hospice - Palliative care - and Geriatrics to ensure compliance with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) guidelines and Directives and other relevant standards
• Takes part in the Palliative Care consults as a team member and takes direct patient care assignment in all aspects of care both in inpatient and outpatient setting
• Serves as the attending of record for veterans admitted to CLC including the valor way hospice neighborhood
• Participates in educational activities related to the delivery of services to community living center residents and promotes and supports appropriate continuing education programs for other staff members
• Establishes and promotes an atmosphere of teamwork and cooperation among professional and support staff to achieve a high level of productivity - customer and staff satisfaction and effective communication channels within the Service and across other Care Lines/Services/Programs
• Participates in medical provider assignments and coverage in the department in collaboration with the Chief of Geriatrics and Extended care
• Ensures that they provide resident care services within established clinical privileges - scope of practice - competencies - and qualifications

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
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• 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 Geriatrics - Palliative Care/Hospice Care or Internal Medicine/Family Practice with experience in Geriatrics - leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status)
• Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - 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]
• 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 or fee-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
• Surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Board Certification in Geriatrics - Palliative Care/Hospice Care or Internal Medicine/Family Practice with experience in Geriatrics

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

None specified in the job posting.

Pay

Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Virtual

This is not a virtual position

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives (Sign-on Bonus)

Not available

EDRP Authorized

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Not authorized

Pay

Annual performance bonus - regular salary increases

Travel

Not required

Career Development

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
• 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
• Contact VISN8CCOE@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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