Physician - Spinal Cord Injuries & Disorders - Physical Medicine and & Rehab

About the role

The Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) is currently recruiting 3 Physicians to work within our SCI/D section to assist with Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/D) in our Aurora Colorado facility.

Responsibilities

• Providing Clinical coverage:
  • aInpatient Spinal Cord Injury unit providing specialty care for acute inpatient rehabilitation - subacute rehabilitation - sustaining care - respite and occasionally hospice
  • bSCI/D Consult Team reviewing:
    • iInternal medical center consults
    • iiConsults from spokes and other VA SCI/D care networks
    • iiiExternal community referrals
  • cSCI/D specialty clinics
• There are expected regular call responsibilities for evenings and weekends in collaboration with the PMRS team
• Collaborative secondary coverage of PMRS

Requirements

• Mastery of SCI/D skills including:
• aAssessing and prescribing treatment for inpatients and outpatients referred by consultations
• bProviding or organizing specialty procedures such as chemodenervation injections for spasticity
• cLeading an interdisciplinary team
• dDeveloping ongoing relationships with other medical sub-specialties in the treatment of complicated SCI/D patients
• eCoordinating recommendations for medical equipment
• fParticipating in strategic planning - resource utilization management discussion - and interfacing with Veteran service organizations and stakeholders
• Showing mastery of SCI/D skills including:
• aAssessing and prescribing treatment for inpatients and outpatients referred by consultations
• bProviding or organizing specialty procedures such as chemodenervation injections for spasticity
• cLeading an interdisciplinary team
• dDeveloping ongoing relationships with other medical sub-specialties in the treatment of complicated SCI/D patients
• eCoordinating recommendations for medical equipment
• fParticipating in strategic planning - resource utilization management discussion - and interfacing with Veteran service organizations and stakeholders
• Participating in education:
• aResident education
• bStaff education
• cEducation to hospital departments and staff
• Performance improvement activities along with the program development and modification to continually improve patient care
• Participating in administrative functions as delegated by the SCI/D service Chief
• Serving as the "physician delegate" of the Chef of the SCI/D Service

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.

Skills

• Proficiency in spoken and written English

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
• 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

Pay

Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday through Friday - 8am to 4:30pm