Summary

The VA North Texas Health Care System is seeking a Spinal Cord Injury Physician to provide clinical services to patients in outpatient clinics and/or inpatient clinics with rehabilitation and complex medical chronic disease management. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP). Please see Education section for additional information.

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
• Education: 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
• License: 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
• English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board Certified or Board Eligible in PM&R and SCI
• Completion of a Physical - Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency program
• Completion of a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Fellowship
• Experience working with the spinal cord injury population
• Experience working in an acute or subacute rehabilitation facility
• Experience leading an interdisciplinary team
• Outpatient Procedures Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting - 15-44 pounds
• Moderate carrying - 15-44 pounds
• Reaching above shoulder
• Use of fingers
• Both hands required
• Walking (4-8hrs)
• Standing (4-8hrs)
• Both legs required
• Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4;Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
• Both eyes required
• Depth perception
• Ability to distinguish basic colors
• Ability to distinguish shades of colors
• Hearing (aid permitted)
• Mental and emotional stability.

Duties

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until January 06 - 2025 - or until all positions are filled
• The first cut-off date is November 21 - 2024
• Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled
• Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated
• After that time - you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period
• ---- Major duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to the following: Admitting privileges - history and physical - preparing treatment plans - diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions of the following body systems: cardiovascular - circulatory - dermatologic - endocrine - gastrointestinal - gynecologic - hematological - immune - infectious - metabolic - musculoskeletal - neurological - psychiatric - pulmonary - renal - rheumatologic - administration of parenteral fluids - medications & blood products - suturing minor lacerations - urethral catheterization - incision & draining of superficial abscess - occult blood testing - inhalation therapy IPPB - joint injection - oxygen administration - cleaning & dressing wounds - wound debridement - intravenous catheterization - phlebotomy - application of restraints - ventilator management - mechanical chest percussion devices - initial management of fractures - physical modalities - aquatic therapy - osteopathic manipulation by osteopathic physicians - trigger point injections and serial casting/splinting
• Prescribing treatment for inpatients referred by consultations
• Providing special tests such as injections or procedures with a commitment to excellence
• Utilizing electronic medical records in accordance within policy and other regulatory bodies
• Participation in staff meetings - educational activities - administrative and other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday (0730-1600 OR 0800-1630 OR 0830-1700) with on call responsibilities Bargaining Unit Status: This position is part of the bargaining unit
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for EDRP - a student loan payment reimbursement program
• You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date
• Program approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for EDRP incentive
• Contact VISN17EDRP2@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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• 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 $2 -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