Physician - Nephrology

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 are ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Performs inpatient consults, dialysis prescription oversight, and daily rounding, including coordination with ICU, Surgery, Cardiology, and Hospital Medicine.
• Oversees dialysis operations including treatment planning, emergent dialysis needs, and monitoring for complications.
• Conducts outpatient nephrology clinics including CKD management, transplant evaluation, electrolyte disorders, and vascular access coordination.
• Participates in interdisciplinary care planning and patient education across clinical teams.
• Ensures timely specialty access for high-risk renal patients, reducing delays in CKD and AKI evaluation.
• Improves inpatient safety by preventing complications such as hyperkalemia, fluid overload, and emergent dialysis starts.

Requirements

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Board certification in Internal Medicine and/or Nephrology (or board eligibility progressing to certification).
• Physical Requirements: Moderate Lifting (15-44 lbs); Moderate Carrying (15-44 lbs); light carrying (under 15 lbs); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (4-8 hours); Standing (4-8 hours); Repeated bending (4-8 hours); Both legs required; Both eyes required; Depth perception; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of color; Hearing (aid permitted); and Working alone.

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

No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting