The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System is actively recruiting a Board-Certified Staff Gastroenterologist to help care for our American Heroes, the Veterans. The gastroenterologist is expected to promote delivery of quality patient care based on current standards in the practice of gastroenterology in the hospital and is skilled at performing endoscopy. The selected  candidate will be considered for a faculty appointment at the University of Oklahoma and be involved with the education & teaching of a Gastroenterology fellow in our fellowship program plus medical residents, students, and other providers. The Oklahoma City Veteran Healthcare Administration System is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - a Joint Commission accredited and high complexity facility serving more than 170,000 Veterans in Oklahoma. This exciting job opportunity awaits you in our state-of-the-art VA facility! OKC VAHCS has been improving the health of the men and women in the Oklahoma City Metro area who have so proudly served our nation.

Work Schedule.

Full-time, Monday-Friday 08:00-4:30, plus on call duties as needed and inpatient consultation coverage.

U.S. Citizens receive preference. Non-U.S. Citizens may be considered.

Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in the U.S.

Board Certified in Gastroenterology preferred, but Board Eligibility may also be considered.

Starting pay is $400,000.00 per year.

              A sign-on bonus will be offered, and there is the potential for an annual performance bonus of up to $15,000.

              Retirement: Federal Retirement Plan through the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - A three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan, with up to 5% government matching contributions

              Eligible for Education Debt Repayment Program. (EDRP)

              Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

              Recruitment/Relocation Incentives available.

              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)

              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 restrictions on moonlighting

              Recruitment/Relocation Incentives available

              VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

About Department of Veteran Affairs

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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