Jobs · West Virginia

Physician (Regular FT) General Surgeon

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Clarksburg, WV · 1 mo ago
Full-time
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for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. We need to preserve all substantive info. Let's parse content: Summary: The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center is located in Clarksburg - West Virginia is seeking full-time General Surgeon who's responsibilities include performing general surgical operations - outpatient ambulatory surgical procedures - outpatient - and inpatient general surgery consultations. Qualifications: Basic Requirements: US Citizenship, MD/DO degree from VA-approved school, current full unrestricted license, residency training approved by VA, proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Board Certified. Physical Requirements: Directive and Handbook 5019 etc. Duties: VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package... then list benefits: Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates; Pay: 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: 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; Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting. Duties may include but are not limited to: Responsibilities include performing general surgical operations - outpatient ambulatory surgical procedures - outpatient - and inpatient general surgery consultations. Then list many duties. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm - hours may change based on the needs of the facility; On-call duties as required. We need sections: About the role (maybe summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Possibly also Skills? Not present. Qualifications maybe separate from Requirements? The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can combine Requirements and Qualifications if overlapping, but better to separate if content distinct. We have qualifications (basic requirements, preferred experience, physical requirements). We could put those under Requirements. Qualifications maybe same. But we can include both if we have content for each. However we should avoid thin sections. Let's decide: Use About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (qualifications + physical), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That covers. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific content for each. Now produce HTML:

About the role

The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia is seeking a full‑time General Surgeon. Responsibilities include performing general surgical operations, outpatient ambulatory surgical procedures, and inpatient general surgery consultations.

Responsibilities

  • Perform general surgical operations
  • Perform outpatient ambulatory surgical procedures
  • Provide inpatient general surgery consultations
  • Follow each patient through the full continuum of care, including admissions, discharges, histories and physicals
  • Assist in coordination of diagnostic tests and procedures prior to surgery
  • Provide education and counseling to patients and family members
  • Assure high‑quality and safe patient care in and outside the operating room
  • Clinical management and organization of General Surgery assessment and preparation of patients for surgery
  • Initial evaluation and overall workup of general surgery patients
  • Inform veterans of the risks and benefits of upcoming surgical procedures
  • Enter notes electronically in a paperless medical record system
  • Provide appropriate post‑operative care
  • Participate in peer review and quality improvement activities
  • Serve on committees
  • Understand and abide by the Medical Bylaws of the facility

Requirements

  • United States citizenship (non‑citizens only if qualified citizens unavailable)
  • Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from a VA‑approved school for the year of study
  • Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, Commonwealth, or 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 (ACGME/AOA accredited, or alternative pathways as described)
  • Proficiency in spoken and written English
  • Preferred: Board certification
  • Physical requirements: ability to perform duties per VA Directive and Handbook 5019 – moderate lifting (15‑44 lbs.), light carrying (

Benefits

  • Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (sign‑on bonus) may be authorized for highly qualified candidates
  • Paid Time Off: 50‑55 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, possible 5‑day paid absence for CME)
  • Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA matching
  • Insurance: Federal health, vision, dental, term life, long‑term care (many federal programs portable into retirement)
  • Licensure: Requires one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory
  • CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (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 with annual performance bonus and regular salary increases.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm (hours may change based on facility needs); on‑call duties as required.

Check we didn't miss any substantive info: The summary also mentioned "full-time General Surgeon". Already in About the role. The qualifications also mention "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." That's substantive; we should include. Also "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." Also mention about PRPs etc. That's a lot of detail. We need to preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot omit. So we need to include those details in Requirements section. Let's extract all qualification details: - Applicants pending 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. - Basic Requirements list (citizenship, degree, license, residency training, English proficiency). - Exceptions: 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 (not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent 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. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. - In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action. - Preferred Experience: Board Certified. - Physical Requirements: as described. We need to include all that. Thus Requirements section will be a bit longer; we can use
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    • containing the sentence. That's okay. Let's craft Requirements list: - United States citizenship (non‑citizens only if qualified citizens unavailable) - Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from a VA‑approved school for the year of study - Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, Commonwealth, or 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 (ACGME/AOA accredited, or alternative pathways as described) - Proficiency in spoken and written English - Applicants pending completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. - Currently employed VA physicians 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. - Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs who would otherwise meet the basic requirements may be appointed as Physician Resident Providers (PRPs); PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (not a training license), may be appointed only intermittently, are not independent practitioners, have no privileges, and may perform only restricted duties under supervision; surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. - In rare and unusual circumstances, the Facility Director may submit a memo to the VISN Director via the VISN Chief Medical Officer to request reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for physicians whose composite record of experience, accomplishments, performance, and qualifications warrants such action. - Preferred: Board certification. - Physical requirements: ability to perform duties per VA Directive and Handbook 5019 – moderate lifting (15‑44 lbs.), light carrying (<15 lbs.), use of both hands, rapid mental and muscular coordination, near vision correctable 13‑16” to Jaeger 1‑4, specific visual requirement 20/50 one eye / 20/100 other (glasses permitted), hearing aid permitted, mental and emotional stability, ability to hear conversational voice, ability to work with hands in water, work alone, protracted or irregular hours. We could also include note about "Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accred

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