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Summary

This is an "Intermittent" position for a Vascular Surgeon to provide comprehensive care to patients. Hours worked are dependent on the needs of the facility to fill in for providers not able to come into work on their set scheduled hours. This is an Open-Continuous announcement that will remain open until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed in the order received and will be sent to the hiring manager for consideration.

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
• Additional Requirement: See VA Directive and handbook 5005b9 Preferred Experience: Vascular Surgery Reference: VA Regulations - specifically VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard
• This can be found in the local Human Resources Office
• Physical Requirements: Ability to physically perform the spectrum of open and endovascular operations within the scope of a typical Vascular Surgery practice
• This includes the ability to meet the physical demands needed to carry out the duties of a vascular surgeon such as standing - bending - reaching - and wearing lead shielding and eye protection

Duties

• Scope of Assigned Duties: Reviewing and providing consultations promptly Seeing new outpatients with nonemergent problems within 30 days
• Seeing inpatient consultations and patients with urgent conditions promptly
• Patient transfer requests: Evaluate and response promptly by direct communication with referring providers and transfer coordinators at CGVAMC
• Evaluate outpatients in: The Vascular Surgery clinic and Vascular surgery post operative clinic
• Work with wound therapy nurses in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Read and interpret studies generated in the Noninvasive Laboratory promptly Care for inpatients on the Vascular Surgery Service in the operating room - intensive care unit and ward
• Arrange dispositions for follow up appointments for patients prior to discharge
• Attend and present at morbidity and mortality conferences
• Provide summaries of all deaths using the required reporting format
• Outpatient consultation reports and progress notes
• Inpatient progress notes- daily notes on patients in the intensive care unit
• History and Physical examinations
• Operative Reports Follow the standard of care and established policies including the marking of operative sites - performing preoperative briefings and Time-Out assessments prior to the commencement of any operation
• Keep patients' families or designated surrogates well informed of the patients condition and progress
• This is to include a postoperative conversation informing them of the findings - conduct of the operation - expected results and areas of concern
• A majority of Vascular patients are older
• The position requires the incumbent to possess or develop an understanding of the particular needs of these types of patients
• Sensitivity to the special needs of all patients with respect to age - developmental requirements and cultural factors must be consistently achieved
• Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: No set schedule - to be determined by the needs of the facility Telework: This position is not eligible for tele-work Virtual: This is not a virtual position.