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Looking for work/life balance, outstanding benefits and resources to provide high quality care?  Join us in our mission to provide Veterans with the world-class benefits and services they have earned!

The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, an 1A facility (the most complex in the VA), is actively seeking a fellowship-trained Head and Neck Oncologic Surgeon to join our program in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Selected candidates will be considered for a faculty appointment at our academic partner, the Indiana University School of Medicine.  

Position highlights:

• Opportunity for teaching and academic appointment
• Dedicated OR time with a variety of cases 
• Shared call approximately 7–10 days per month
• Robust resources to take care of your patients       
• Located in vibrant and affordable Indianapolis, Indiana
• Sign on bonus opportunity
• May qualify for the Education Debt Reduction Program (up to $200K over a 5-year period)

VA offers... a comprehensive total rewards package:

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 up to 5 day paid absence for CME. Opportunity for Paid Parental leave. 
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 (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Please contact Candace Fitzgerald to submit your CV and with any questions you have regarding this opportunity.

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Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree
• BE/BC Otolaryngology 
• Fellowship training in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and related experience is preferred
• Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or District of Columbia.

About 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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