The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, in Fayetteville, AR, is seeking a full-time, board certified, Gastroenterologist at the Springfield, MO CBOC. We are fully committed to providing top quality medical care by serving and honoring America’s Veterans. 

Candidates must possess an active, current, unrestricted license in any U.S. State. 

Highlights of this opportunity:

• Potential starting base salary range: $300-$400K

• Permanent full-time position
• Daily schedule, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
• Sign on Bonus for highly qualified applicants
• Student Loan repayment

Duties include:

• Histories and physicals on admission
• Progress notes
• Screening patients for endoscopy/colonoscopy procedures
• Seeing patients in Gastroenterology outpatient clinic in collaboration with the supervising physician and according to the parameters of the scope of practice.
• Performing Endoscopy/Colonoscopy
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package for physicians including up to 55 days off annually, affordable health, life, vision, dental, and long-term care insurance, up to 12 weeks of paid paternity/maternity leave, malpractice insurance that includes tail coverage, and more. Working for federal employers allows you to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness after 10 years of service.

Don’t miss this chance to join our team and serve those who have served us! #WorkatVA

Springfield, MO is beautiful smaller city. There are so many great adventures and fun things to do in and around Springfield. If you love the outdoors then you will love the opportunities to fish, golf, hike, ski, boat, canoe, kayak, camp, bike, cave exploration just to name a few. Springfield is home to the Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals minor league team). There is an aquarium and several museums and botanical gardens. Springfield is home to the World’s largest fork. By being part of the Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks you will have time to spend with your family and explore all the amazing things that Springfield has to offer.

About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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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