What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician-Ophthalmologist position at Veterans Health Administration?
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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:
Duties consist of, but are not limited to the following:
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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 $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
The applicant must demonstrate a degree of physical and mental health that permits him or her to perform satisfactorily the privileges requested. The determination will be made by declaration of the applicant and concurrence by a physician designated by or acceptable to Federal Health Care Center, such as the employee health physician or physician supervisor from the individual's previous employment. When needed, the consultation of other health care professionals will be obtained in the determination of the applicant's physical and mental health. Assessment of the applicant's ability to perform the requested clinical privileges will adhere to all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
NOTE: In an EMERGENCY, as a member of the Medical Staff, you are authorized to treat any disease and perform any procedure within the scope of medical licensure. An emergency for these purposes is defined as any situation in which any delay in your administering treatment would result in serious harm to the patient or would constitute an immediate threat to the life of the patient.
Competencies include comprehensive ophthalmic history, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders for adult and pediatric patients including: Strabismus and amblyopia, cataract, orbital, adnexal and oculoplastic disorders, retinal disease, neuro-ophthalmic disorders, corneal and external diseases, and glaucoma. Diagnostic procedures include: all non-invasive diagnostic procedures (including interpretation) of non-invasive diagnostic tests such as; static and perimetric visual field tests, A and B mode ultrasound examinations, electrophysiologic tests, and ocular coherence tomography, administration and interpretation of fluorescein angiograms, optical rehabilitation, spectacle prescribing, contact lenses fitting and prescribing, and treatment of amblyopia.
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. Minimum 5 years of experience required as a staff/ attending Ophthalmologist.
- 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.
Responsibilities:
OPHTHALMOLOGY:Duties consist of, but are not limited to the following:
- Make preliminary diagnosis, direct, prescribe or provide treatment. Arrange for specialized care or patient referral as required.
- Training and familiarity with diagnosis and state-of-the-art management of patients with disorders of the retina and glaucoma.
- Provide comprehensive ophthalmology care including prevention, health maintenance, early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up services to patients.
- Conduct outpatient clinics, review patients' medications, diet, course of therapy, adherence to management plan and patient observations. Modify management plan as indicated, and instruct and counsel patients as required.
- Performs ophthalmologic procedures on patients including consultation, and ophthalmic care to correct or treat various conditions, illnesses and injuries.
- Perform and supervise retinal laser procedures in the laser room.
- Document services through appropriate notes, such as History and Physical, Progress notes, and Procedure notes.
- Serves as a consultant to primary care physicians and accept referrals and outpatient consultations from other providers.
- Function in a teaching capacity by educating others (patients, staff) in the assessment, treatment, management and evaluation of ophthalmologic disorders.
- Refer patients as appropriate; working closely with allied health professionals. Participate in the Surgical Department Quality Assurance and Peer Review programs.
- Attend required staff meetings, communicating up and down the chain of command and helping prepare heads-up and issue briefs related to adverse patient outcomes at the direction of the Section Chief.
- Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounter and open consult maintenance, CPRS documentation requirements. Maintains involvement in matters concerning clinic productivity, relevant performance measures, Quality and Patient Safety oversight, as well as process improvements.
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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 $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
The applicant must demonstrate a degree of physical and mental health that permits him or her to perform satisfactorily the privileges requested. The determination will be made by declaration of the applicant and concurrence by a physician designated by or acceptable to Federal Health Care Center, such as the employee health physician or physician supervisor from the individual's previous employment. When needed, the consultation of other health care professionals will be obtained in the determination of the applicant's physical and mental health. Assessment of the applicant's ability to perform the requested clinical privileges will adhere to all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
NOTE: In an EMERGENCY, as a member of the Medical Staff, you are authorized to treat any disease and perform any procedure within the scope of medical licensure. An emergency for these purposes is defined as any situation in which any delay in your administering treatment would result in serious harm to the patient or would constitute an immediate threat to the life of the patient.
Competencies include comprehensive ophthalmic history, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders for adult and pediatric patients including: Strabismus and amblyopia, cataract, orbital, adnexal and oculoplastic disorders, retinal disease, neuro-ophthalmic disorders, corneal and external diseases, and glaucoma. Diagnostic procedures include: all non-invasive diagnostic procedures (including interpretation) of non-invasive diagnostic tests such as; static and perimetric visual field tests, A and B mode ultrasound examinations, electrophysiologic tests, and ocular coherence tomography, administration and interpretation of fluorescein angiograms, optical rehabilitation, spectacle prescribing, contact lenses fitting and prescribing, and treatment of amblyopia.
Salary : $1,000 - $325,000
