Physician (Regular Ft) Orthopedic Surgeon
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We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include details like location, population served, services, etc. Also include the note about OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and cut-off dates? That's procedural info; maybe we should keep it? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and cut-off dates are part of application instructions? Possibly considered application instructions. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should omit that. Also remove "Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis..." etc. So we will not include that.
We need to keep the substantive duties: list of surgical procedures etc.
We need to keep the basic requirements details: citizenship, degree, license, residency training options, English proficiency, physical requirements.
We need to keep the benefits details: total rewards package, recruitment/relocation incentives (sign-on bonus), EDRP authorized, contact email, pay, PTO details, retirement, insurance, licensure, CME, malpractice, contract.
We need to keep pay details: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases.
We need to keep schedule: Monday to Friday - 07:30am - 04:30pm - however - subject to change - depending on the needs of the service/medical center On-call responsibilities as required.
We need to keep preferred experience: Board Certified Preferred.
We need to keep "Proficiency in spoken and written English" as requirement.
We need to keep physical requirements list.
Now structure.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center is located in Clarksburg, West Virginia and serves a veteran population of approximately 70,000 in north central West Virginia and adjacent counties in Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The center provides primary care and basic mental health services at four community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs).
Responsibilities
- Perform surgical procedures with expertise in all areas of Orthopedics, including arthritis disorders, degenerative arthritis of shoulder and knee, injuries and metastatic lesions of the musculoskeletal system, knee injuries, shoulder injuries, hip injuries, foot and ankle injuries, shoulder surgery, hand surgery, arthroscopic knee surgery, total knee replacement, total hip replacement, and other general orthopedic surgeries and joint procedures.
- Supervise and teach surgical residents.
- Provide consultation in outpatient clinic settings and on inpatient wards.
- Participate in committees.
Requirements
- United States Citizenship (non‑citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited per VA policy).
- Doctor of Medicine or equivalent 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 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, via one of the following pathways:
- Residency/fellowship accredited by ACGME or AOA for the year completed.
- 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 United States.
- Non‑US residency training followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (under a full license) performing duties related to the position, deemed appropriate by the local Medical Staff Executive Committee.
- Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA‑accredited programs may be appointed as Physician Resident Providers (PRPs) under specific conditions; facility director may request exceptions via VISN leadership.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Physical requirements: heavy lifting (45 lbs and over), light carrying (under 15 lbs), reaching over shoulders, walking (8 hrs), standing (8 hrs), ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, near vision correctable at 13‑16 to Jaeger 1‑4, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20, use of both eyes, ability to distinguish basic colors and shades, hearing (aid permitted or unaided), clear speech.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet the basic requirements listed above; any additional requirements in the job announcement also apply. Pending completion of training or license may result in tentative selection but hire only after all requirements are met.
Skills
- Board certification preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive total rewards package.
- Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign‑on Bonus) authorized; EDRP authorized (contact VISN5 HRED RP coordinators at visn5hredrpcoordinators@va.gov for questions).
- Pay: competitive salary with annual performance bonus and regular salary increases.
- 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: one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory required.
- 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 with annual performance bonus and regular salary increases.
Schedule
Monday to Friday, 07:30 am – 04:30 pm (subject to change based on service/medical center needs); on‑call responsibilities as required.
Check for duplication: Pay appears both in Benefits and Pay section. The Benefits section includes a Pay line; but we also have a separate Pay section. Might be duplicate. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could combine Pay into Benefits, but we also have a separate Pay section requirement if posting actually states them. The posting does state Pay: "Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases". That's specific. So we need a Pay section. The Benefits section also includes that line; we could keep it there but that duplicates. Better to remove the Pay line from Benefits to avoid duplication. Keep Benefits without Pay line. Also Schedule line in Benefits? Not present. So adjust Benefits list to exclude Pay line.
Also Benefits includes "Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign‑on Bonus) authorized; EDRP authorized (contact ...)". That's fine.
We also need to keep "Contact visn5hredrpcoordinators@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance". We'll include that.
Now ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like "OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT". We removed.
Check for any other substantive info: The Summary also mentions "The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center provides primary care and basic mental health services at four CBOCs." Already included.
Check for any other details: "VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package" we included as first bullet.
Check for "Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA". We have that.
Check for "Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)". Included.
Check for "Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory". Included.
Check for "CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)". Included.
Check for "Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided". Included.
Check for "Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on
for prose. We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include details like location, population served, services, etc. Also include the note about OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and cut-off dates? That's procedural info; maybe we should keep it? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and cut-off dates are part of application instructions? Possibly considered application instructions. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should omit that. Also remove "Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis..." etc. So we will not include that. We need to keep the substantive duties: list of surgical procedures etc. We need to keep the basic requirements details: citizenship, degree, license, residency training options, English proficiency, physical requirements. We need to keep the benefits details: total rewards package, recruitment/relocation incentives (sign-on bonus), EDRP authorized, contact email, pay, PTO details, retirement, insurance, licensure, CME, malpractice, contract. We need to keep pay details: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases. We need to keep schedule: Monday to Friday - 07:30am - 04:30pm - however - subject to change - depending on the needs of the service/medical center On-call responsibilities as required. We need to keep preferred experience: Board Certified Preferred. We need to keep "Proficiency in spoken and written English" as requirement. We need to keep physical requirements list. Now structure. We'll produce something like:
About the role
The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center is located in Clarksburg, West Virginia and serves a veteran population of approximately 70,000 in north central West Virginia and adjacent counties in Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The center provides primary care and basic mental health services at four community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs).
Responsibilities
- Perform surgical procedures with expertise in all areas of Orthopedics, including arthritis disorders, degenerative arthritis of shoulder and knee, injuries and metastatic lesions of the musculoskeletal system, knee injuries, shoulder injuries, hip injuries, foot and ankle injuries, shoulder surgery, hand surgery, arthroscopic knee surgery, total knee replacement, total hip replacement, and other general orthopedic surgeries and joint procedures.
- Supervise and teach surgical residents.
- Provide consultation in outpatient clinic settings and on inpatient wards.
- Participate in committees.
Requirements
- United States Citizenship (non‑citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited per VA policy).
- Doctor of Medicine or equivalent 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 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, via one of the following pathways:
- Residency/fellowship accredited by ACGME or AOA for the year completed.
- 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 United States.
- Non‑US residency training followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (under a full license) performing duties related to the position, deemed appropriate by the local Medical Staff Executive Committee.
- Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA‑accredited programs may be appointed as Physician Resident Providers (PRPs) under specific conditions; facility director may request exceptions via VISN leadership.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Physical requirements: heavy lifting (45 lbs and over), light carrying (under 15 lbs), reaching over shoulders, walking (8 hrs), standing (8 hrs), ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, near vision correctable at 13‑16 to Jaeger 1‑4, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20, use of both eyes, ability to distinguish basic colors and shades, hearing (aid permitted or unaided), clear speech.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet the basic requirements listed above; any additional requirements in the job announcement also apply. Pending completion of training or license may result in tentative selection but hire only after all requirements are met.
Skills
- Board certification preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive total rewards package.
- Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign‑on Bonus) authorized; EDRP authorized (contact VISN5 HRED RP coordinators at visn5hredrpcoordinators@va.gov for questions).
- Pay: competitive salary with annual performance bonus and regular salary increases.
- 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: one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory required.
- 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 with annual performance bonus and regular salary increases.
Schedule
Monday to Friday, 07:30 am – 04:30 pm (subject to change based on service/medical center needs); on‑call responsibilities as required.
Check for duplication: Pay appears both in Benefits and Pay section. The Benefits section includes a Pay line; but we also have a separate Pay section. Might be duplicate. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could combine Pay into Benefits, but we also have a separate Pay section requirement if posting actually states them. The posting does state Pay: "Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases". That's specific. So we need a Pay section. The Benefits section also includes that line; we could keep it there but that duplicates. Better to remove the Pay line from Benefits to avoid duplication. Keep Benefits without Pay line. Also Schedule line in Benefits? Not present. So adjust Benefits list to exclude Pay line. Also Benefits includes "Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign‑on Bonus) authorized; EDRP authorized (contact ...)". That's fine. We also need to keep "Contact visn5hredrpcoordinators@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance". We'll include that. Now ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like "OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT". We removed. Check for any other substantive info: The Summary also mentions "The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center provides primary care and basic mental health services at four CBOCs." Already included. Check for any other details: "VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package" we included as first bullet. Check for "Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA". We have that. Check for "Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)". Included. Check for "Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory". Included. Check for "CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)". Included. Check for "Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided". Included. Check for "Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on