Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, CO is looking for a dynamic and committed physician leader to join our team as Chief of Hospital Medicine. The primary role of this position is to provide administrative oversight and supervision of the staff assigned to the Hospitalist Section. Clinical duties will include evaluating patients admitted to Medical Service for inpatient management and disposition and working closely with medical and surgical consultants and primary care physicians to ensure that inpatients receive continuous high-quality care. This role involves clinical, academic, and potential research responsibilities within a highly respected medical center and teaching environment. We are also looking for candidates who have an interest in quality improvement, and a commitment to bettering systems issues to improve Veteran care and access. The Hospitalist is expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development and ethical practice.

Supervision of residents is a major duty of this position. Practitioners are expected to be effective at teaching, be able to monitor and coordinate educational activities, and comply with necessary trainee supervision requirements. You must qualify for an academic appointment at our affiliated university, University of Colorado (CU), Denver.

Salary Range: $275,000-$300,000

Work Schedule: Hospitalist: Days: 7a-5p and Swing: 3pm-10pm; Nocturnist: 7p-7a; 28 weeks of clinical coverage a year, including weekend coverage and rotating holiday coverage; physicians are expected to provide service during off-tours (nights, weekends, and holidays) as needed by the organization.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Position Eligible

Candidates must be: 1) US Citizen or PRA, 2) Residency training in Internal Medicine, and 3) Have a full, unrestricted medical license in any State Preferred Experience:  Board Certified in Internal Medicine, evidence of recent work experience in Hospital Medicine a plus, evidence of clinical leadership or a progression in a leadership role a plus, evidence of scholarly activity (e.g. teaching, publications, and/or research) a plus

Facility Information:

The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center is a welcomed step forward in meeting the increased health care needs of today's Veteran population. This facility replaced the Denver facility of 670,000 square feet with a new state of the art campus of approximately 1.2 million square feet on 31 acres, providing many new services to Veterans. The Aurora, Colorado location is ideally located on the southeast corner of the former Fitzsimons Army Base just off Interstate 225, immediately west of RTD's light rail station and neighboring Children's Hospital and the University of Colorado Anschutz Health Care Campus. Leading edge technology is designed into every aspect of the new campus, bringing Veterans high quality health care well into the 21st century. Guiding principles for the new campus include patient safety, improving the Veteran's health care experience, promoting the family's role in care delivery, and protecting our environment through green design. The VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System's specialized personal care epitomizes excellence in health care, delivered through a unique combination of medical center-based and local community-focused medicine, that brings innovative and leading-edge care to Veterans throughout the region. 

Community Information:

Aurora, with a population of 374,114 people, is the third largest community in Colorado, and located on the southeast side of Denver. Aurora is less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountains, so you’ll have ample opportunity to hike, ski, snowboard and explore on the weekends. You don’t have to leave town to take advantage of Colorado’s mild weather either, Aurora is home to six public golf courses, plenty of lakes for fishing and standup paddle-boarding and miles of trails for horseback riding, hiking and biking. Plus, the city is just far enough away from the mountains to give you some incredible views and sunsets that will inspire you to stop what you’re doing and snap a photo. Aurora also puts you just a short drive away from Denver International Airport, where you can connect to nearly 200 destinations with non-stop flights (including 30 international locales), which makes it the perfect home base for retirees, business travelers and families who love to vacation. Welcome to Aurora … One of America’s Best Places to Live!

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Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50–55 days of annual paid time offer 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
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting

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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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