Physician, Supervisory Musculoskeletal with EDRP

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 ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient care and education using a consultative/triage-focused model, primarily serving Veterans with isolated musculoskeletal complaints and providing in-clinic injections to include corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid, and platelet-rich-plasma under ultrasound guidance.
• Continue collaboration with specialty programs for more complex cases:
• Outpatient polytrauma for MSK issues with neurologic comorbidities
• Comprehensive pain clinic for non-operative patients requiring long-term pain management
• Supervise and mentor both PM&RS and orthopedic residents in a dynamic, team-oriented clinic environment.
• Work alongside therapy staff who are immediately available to support flexible scheduling, rapid coordination, and efficient patient flow.
• Participate in acute inpatient rehabilitation call coverage for our 12-bed inpatient unit (approximately 4-5 weeks per year, evenly distributed across faculty).
• Leadership of interdisciplinary team activities.
• Reviews orthopedic surgery and/or PM&R consults for medical appropriateness
• Participates in peer reviews
• Maintains medical licensing and Board certification requirements
• Obtains resident supervisory privileges through medical school affiliate
• Serves as the Supervisory Musculoskeletal Physician for PM&RS

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• 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.
• Board certified in PM&R; Subspecialty certification or fellowship completion in sports or spine medicine.
• 1 year of prior experience in a fast-paced, high-volume musculoskeletal outpatient practice model.
• 1 year of prior supervisory experience.
• Prior experience in interdisciplinary clinic or program development and management.
• 1 full year of experience performing ultrasound-guided injections and platelet-rich plasma therapy as an attending physician.

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement.
• 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.
• 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:
• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Board certified in PM&R; Subspecialty certification or fellowship completion in sports or spine medicine.