Summary

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.

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
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• 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
• 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
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• 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 (i.e. - 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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: The population of male and female Veterans served ranges from the adult - age 18 - to the elderly adult - age 65 and over
• Eastern Kansas Health Care System is a major interdisciplinary teaching facility - serving medical - surgical - and psychiatric inpatients and outpatients
• This position requires visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity
• This position requires potentially long periods of stooping - sitting - bending - pulling - pushing - and lifting of at least 50 pounds
• Transferring patients and objects may be required
• The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium - dementia - or psychiatric disorders
• The incumbent must be a mature - flexible - sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations - and able to shift priorities based on patient needs.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance 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 The incumbent is responsible for providing ER/acute medicine services within one or more of a multi-division (Leavenworth/Topeka) facility
• The staff physician may be asked to provide care in various settings: acute inpatient - Medicine - and Emergency Department
• Acute medicine providers can perform and teach all the services required in the practice of Acute medicine to students - residents - and fellows
• Educational experiences are also provided to appropriate health care personnel who seek training in Acute medicine services (e.g
• medical students - psychology and social work interns - mental health residents - physician assistants and nursing students - and medical residents)
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• Provides direct care to patients in the Acute Medicine and/or Emergency Medicine departments
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• Provides clinical guidance to ARNP's/PA's
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• Participates in interdisciplinary team activities to achieve optimum quality of patient care that is maintained or improved
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• Participates in the progressive improvement of the service delivery which may include programmatic participation in initiatives within the facility
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• Evaluates the patient to assess changes in the physical and mental status
• A progress note is written in the patient's chart
• Notes also include the concurrence with notes written by the resident and attending notes as appropriate
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• Responsible for coordinating with providers within their own and outside of their own Service Line - at the other divisions within the EKHCS structure and the CBOC Clinics as determined by the plan of care for the veteran
• Open - clear - and collaborative engagements are a key duty
• Incumbent is ultimately responsible to ensure barriers for Veterans and staff are minimized to promote a positive work environment
• Fosters positive working relationships with staff - peers and Veterans
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• Perform consultations within their own and other service lines as indicated
• They are responsible for medical care - graduate and undergraduate medical education - and scientific research as appropriate
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• Although on-call hours are seldom - staff physician shall be available for emergency interventions
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• Staff within acute medicine are appropriately credentialed and privileged
• They participate in various hospital committees - departmental and hospital in-service programs - and education programs of the department and the hospital
• They are also involved in continuous quality improvement through the peer review process
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• Actively participates in compliance readiness activities as requested by Quality Management and the Deputy Chief of Staff
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• Performs other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: 12 Hour shifts