Physician (Infectious Disease)

About the role

This position is for an Infectious Disease Physician who will be a member and advisor of the Infection Control Program at Mountain Home VAMC. The position is 80% clinical, 20% administrative. This specialist will provide both inpatient and outpatient consultation services. This position will report to the Section Chief of Infectious Diseases.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnosis and treatment of adult patients presenting with infectious diseases such as diseases that are resistant to treatment, illness after travel, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, Lyme disease and Hepatitis B and C.
• Provide treatment in an outpatient clinical setting and provide consultation services in an inpatient setting or emergent need.
• Perform a physical examination, review patient's medical data and order routine diagnostic imaging studies and labs when indicated.
• Document observation, assessments, and changes in patient's condition; collaborating with health team members to facilitate positive patient care outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with other specialties.
• Follow VA directives and policies and maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Possess computer skills to access and input typed data on each patient into the computerized patient record system (CPRS).

Requirements

• Maintain license to practice medicine in a state, territory or commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.
• Establish professional working relationships with other clinical service providers within the medical center and outlying clinics, provide telephone and e-consult consultation as needed.
• Cooperate with and participate in medical duties or functions related to quality of care, peer review and with other performance improvement activities as directed.
• Attend assigned meetings or process action teams.
• Attend mandatory meetings and trainings/education such as staff meetings, grand rounds, Talent Management System (TMS), VA Voices, Own the Moment and comply with specialist continuing medical education requirements timely.
• Must be awarded and compliant of VA Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning (SAIL) metrics and VA Performance Measures.

Skills

• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Proficiency in basic computer operations, including the use of email, typing, instant messaging platforms, and dictation software when authorized.
• Ability to independently generate timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation without reliance on dictation.
• Ability to document care within the electronic medical record, communicate with internal staff through approved instant messaging systems, and engage with patients via secure messaging in accordance with VHA policy.

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.

Pay

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 4:30pm with rotational call/weekends.

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement.
• 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.
• Basic Requirements:
• 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.