Job Description

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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: Physicians are generally not required to be board certified for employment
• however - three circumstances require physician board certification: If the position being filled is required to be a supervisor for medical students or physician residents (including fellows) - the LCME - ACGME or AOA standards requiring a particular board certification credential will apply
• If the position being filled will have faculty status with an affiliated medical school (for example - in joint recruitments with affiliated medical schools) - then a medical school requirement for board certification will apply to the jointly recruited position
• If the position being filled is required to be board certified by virtue of specific VHA policy (for example - as director of a cardiac catheterization laboratory or Director of Clinical Laboratory Medicine) - then VHA policy requiring board certification will apply
• Preferred Experience: Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Management Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit
• Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 lbs.)
• Light carrying (under 15 lbs.)
• Reaching above shoulder - Use of fingers - Both hands required - Walking (1 hour)
• Standing (1 hour)
• Both legs required - Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously - 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
• Hearing (aid may be permitted)
• Mental and emotional stability
• Working closely with others - Working alone - and Protracted or irregular hours of work.

Duties

• This is an open-continuous announcement and will remain open until July 31st - 2025 - or until the position is filled (if a selection is made and offer accepted - announcement will be closed)
• Qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official every two weeks from the opening date of the announcement
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be eligible for Highly Qualified Applicants Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact Robert Knudsen - robert.knudsen@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• 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 $1 -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 Major Duties/Responsibilities: Treats patients with painful and function-limiting musculoskeletal disorders of the spine - peripheral joints - and soft tissues such as sprains/strains - disc herniation's - rheumatologic conditions - degenerative - developmental - acquired - and traumatic neuromuscular conditions of the upper and lower limbs - spinal cord - and brain
• Treat patients with amputations and prescribe prosthetics and orthotics
• Prescribes therapeutic exercise and other rehabilitation modalities
• Performs and interprets electro diagnostic studies to include electromyography (EMG) - nerve conduction studies - and evoked potentials
• Interprets more diagnostic studies that evaluate a patient's musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems such as CT - myelography - bone scan - and MRI
• Physiatrist preferred to be competent to perform routine joint and trigger point injections
• Physiatrist will be responsible for the design and achievement of quality-of-care standards - efficiency - process improvement - and patient satisfaction surrounding Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Physiatrist will be expected to practice in accordance with professional standards - core values - and with a commitment to service excellence
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8am-4:30pm

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Full time, Contract work, Freelance, Work at office, Local area, Relocation package, Monday to Friday,

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