Staff Physician (Thoracic Surgeon) - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive Authorized

About the role

The Amarillo Veterans Health Care System is seeking a qualified Physician for the Full Time Thoracic Surgeon position. Please see announcement CAZM-12821285-26-IA (VIN 12821285) if interested in a Part-Time position.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining medical histories and performing physical examinations
• Providing and coordinating medical care for assigned patients in any care setting, including establishing diagnoses, formulating and implementing care plans, and providing follow-up care
• Ordering diagnostic studies and other special tests, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerized Tomography (CT) scans, etc.
• Carrying out health promotion, disease prevention, and patient education activities
• Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens
• Ordering ancillary services, such as pharmacy, social services, physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies, prosthetic services, etc.
• Ordering VA specialty service consults and initiating requests for non-VA medical care and consults in accordance with VHA and local facility policy and procedures
• Ordering patient care supplies
• Writing orders for or prescribing medications
• Admitting and discharging patients
• Obtaining admission history and performing physical examinations
• Conducting patient rounds, documenting progress notes and summaries in the patient record, and writing patient orders on assigned patients
• Obtaining and documenting informed consent for treatments and procedures, etc.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• 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
• Completed residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• Doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be authorized for highly qualified individuals
• 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
• Work Schedule: Full-Time, TBD (Typically 0800-1630 CST, M-F)