Physician (Part-Time Gastroenterologist)

About the role

The Gastroenterology physician is expected to provide comprehensive patient care to inpatient services, consultative inpatient care, and outpatient specialty care at the James H. Quillen VAMC to include the Community Living Center and the Emergency Room. The physician will manage patients with ongoing medical conditions, in collaboration with other services of the James H. Quillen VAMC. The incumbent is accountable to the Chief Medicine Service.

Responsibilities

• Interviews, examines, selects diagnostic testing appropriately, and interprets/collates results to coordinate patient care.
• Ensure the quality of care of Veterans being treated.
• Communicates and documents with clarity to patients and medical personnel to coordinate patient care.
• Responsible for ensuring non-physician providers (NP, PA, etc...) have adequate and timely backup for medical decision making.
• Procedural skills may include arterial puncture, EKG interpretation, Arthrocentesis, Foley catheter insertion, abdominal paracentesis, venipuncture, nasogastric tube insertion, lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, intra-arterial line & central venous line placement, and endotracheal intubation based on credentialing.
• Consultative and direct input to inpatient care. Collaborate with midlevel providers and physician colleagues with clear communication and documentation.
• Ensures warm handoff is done appropriately between shifts in accordance with all applicable guidelines.
• Participate in the educational programs for section personnel as well as the medical staff.
• Participate in quality assurance programs and chart reviews. Responsible for all performance metrics that are affected by inpatient/outpatient medicine, including but not limited to various metrics such as SAIL, ORYX, LOS, UM admission and continued stay, etc.
• Attend regular Gastroenterology team meetings.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct and serve as a positive role model to others at all levels of the organization.
• Attend Medicine Service monthly staff meetings and COS quarterly meetings as per bylaws.
• Complete medical records in accordance with Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Medical Staff.
• Participate in Medical Staff committee assignments.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Chief of Medicine or designee (i.e., Administrative Officer).
• Participate in, and attend, CME activities and VA continuing educational activities.

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.
• 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.
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service.
• Education: Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed.

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)

Schedule

Work Schedule: 2.5 days per week - (Example: Two days at 8:00am - 4:30pm and One day at 8:00am - 4:30pm) - to be discussed in interview.