Physician - Hospitalist

About the role

The Fort Harrison Montana VA is recruiting for a part‑time (20 hours per week) Hospitalist physician position at the VA Montana Health Care System (Fort Harrison).

Qualifications

• United States citizenship (non‑citizens only if qualified citizens unavailable per VA policy).
• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from a school approved by the VA for the year of study.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Completion of residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty program leading to board‑certification eligibility, or one of the alternative pathways:
  • ACGME/AOA‑approved residency/fellowship completed in the year of training.
  • One year of post‑medical‑school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year) approved by ACGME/AOA followed by two years of independent practice under a full license in the U.S.
  • Non‑US residency followed by ≥3 years of verified independent practice in the U.S. under a full license, deemed appropriate by the local Medical Staff Executive Committee.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Preferred: current VHA employee and ≥10 years of hospitalist experience.
• Applicants pending completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but cannot be hired until all requirements are met.

Responsibilities

• Serve as attending medicine physician on the hospitalist service: admissions, daily rounds, routine and critical care procedures, coordinate specialty consults, arrange discharges and post‑acute care.
• Coordinate transfers to/from tertiary care centers for specialty care unavailable at VA MT and work with remote/telemetry specialists.
• Arrange transfers from community hospitals across Montana after acute stabilization.
• Coordinate post‑acute care admissions to/from community extended‑care facilities (SNF, acute rehab, NH, LTAC).
• Serve as Medical Officer of the Day (MOD) during weekends, holidays, evenings, and nights, with responsibilities consistent with the Acting Chief of Staff during non‑business hours.
• Rotate through all duty hours to provide 24/7 inpatient coverage; additional on‑call duties during off‑hours.
• Manage all aspects of ICU care: resuscitation, intubation, ventilation, central lines, vasopressors, arrhythmia, ACS, thrombolytics, cardioversion, ACLS interventions.
• Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification and lead the Code