Career Center

Summary

The Neurologist has prescriptive authority and is responsible for diagnosing and treating acute and chronic neurologic care problems - coordinating activities of other health service personnel - and prescribing medication and treatments. The Neurologist is responsible for maintaining professional - technical - and administrative knowledge - competencies - and skills to provide effective - timely and quality responses to patients who present themselves with acute or emergent health care problems.

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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - 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
• 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 or fee-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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBIITES: 1
• Demonstrates commitment to high quality customer service - including specific measures identified as performance goal measures by the Medical Center
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• Participates in and attends medical center committees as assigned by the Chief of Medicine and the Chief of Staff
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• Reviews OPPE/FPPE's as requested
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• Identifies individual professional learning needs and participates in formal programs - continuing education study - workshops - seminars - conferences - as well as self-directed learned and facility wide mandatory TMS training
• Incumbent will maintain professional certification
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• Actively participates in the Performance Improvement Process of the medical center and/or assigned CBOC
• Integrates pertinent aspects of the performance improvement program into his/her professional practice
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• Participates in peer review process when requested
• CLINICAL RESPONSIBLITIES: 1
• Provides a full range of neurological services for a diverse group of Veterans - including diagnosis - treatment - and will perform as a consultant or staff physician for our inpatient service
• He/she will be required to review medical records - perform medical histories and physicals - review laboratory tests - radiology - and other special studies
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• Evaluate - triage - and prioritize consult requests to ensure timely care for patients suspected of having disorders of the nervous system
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• Demonstrate sound decision-making skills - both clinical and administrative - which bring credit to the profession and serve to enhance the distinctive and contributory role of physicians
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• Facilitate the delivery of appropriate patient care in collaboration with other health professionals - medical center staff - and management
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• Participates in multidisciplinary activities involving the treatment plan and discharge plans of patients
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• Exhibits leadership in initiating changes in patient care programs based on current concepts and finding from research and studies
• Keeps informed of developments in the management and treatment of diseases and illness through continuing medical education - both formal and informal
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• Successfully integrates patient care activities on Clinical Services and other patient care programs at the medical center and in the community such as Social Work - Prosthetics - Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) - and private nursing homes
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• Consistently demonstrates expertise in diagnosing and treating seriously ill - multi-symptomatic patients when clinical assignments so dictate
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• Completes all medical record documentation in CPRS within prescribed timeframes and accuracy
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• Includes patient/family/significant other/health care provider in establishing realistic and measurable goals related to health education and treatment plan and in planning care on a continuum
• assists staff in the process of mutual goal setting
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• Demonstrates skill in implementation of clinical practice guidelines and protocols for patients with complex medical care needs
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• Utilizes problem solving methodologies to resolve problems that impact patient care or staff performance and makes decisions based on professional standards
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• Prescribe pharmacotherapeutic and non-pharmacotherapeutic regimes according to clinical privileges
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• Monitors and evaluates patients' responses to treatment plans
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• Promote professional development through independent study and by attending education programs to increase knowledge base and maintain professional certification 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 Work Schedule: Part-Time - 20 hours per week - discuss with Supervisor