Physician Section Chief Hospitalist

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 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:
Board Certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Emergency Medicine
Core Requirements:

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Preliminary Radiologic interpretation
• Dermatology, diagnose and manage or refer to specialist
• Emergent Cardioversion
• Electrocardiogram, interpretation of
• Minimal Sedation, Level I
• Gynecologic disorders (common), diagnose and manage or refer to specialist
• Hyperalimentation (Total Parenteral Nutrition)
• Abscess Incision and Drainage
• Emergency medical problems, provide initial management of
• Endocervical culture
• Gender-specific diseases - counseling, detection, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of
• History and physical examination (H&P)
• Medical ophthalmology, diagnose and manage or refer to specialist
• Neurological disorders (common), diagnose and manage or refer to specialist
• Orthopedics (non-operative), diagnose and manage or refer to specialist
• Otorhinolaryngology, diagnose and manage or refer to specialist
• Patient counseling/education
• Preventive health care
• Psychiatry, diagnose and manage or refer to specialist
• Rehabilitation medicine, diagnose and manage or refer to specialist
• Pulmonary Function Tests, Interpretation of
• Venous blood draw, arterial blood draw as indicated
  

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements:
- Light lifting, under 15 pounds.
- Light carrying, under 15 pound.
-Pushing (8 hours)
- Reaching above shoulder.
- Use of fingers.
-Both hands required
-Walking (8 hours)
-Standing (8 hours)
-Repeated Bending (2 hours)
-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 eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other.
-Both eyes required
-Depth perception.
-Ability to distinguish basic colors
-Ability to distinguish shades of color
- Hearing (aid may be permitted).
- Sitting up to 8 hours.
- Clear speech.
- Mental and emotional stability.
-Mask wearing
Environmental factors:
-Outside and inside
-Excessive noise, intermittent
- Working closely with others.
-Working alone
- Protracted or irregular hours of work.
- Working in Direct patient care.

Responsibilities:

Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System is looking for a Hospitalist Section Chief to co-manage the Direct Care team.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Lashala Goodman at lashala.goodman@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
MEDICAL OFFICER ON DUTY (MOD) / HOSPITALIST assumes responsibility of care for an entire patient population including but not limited to patients, visitors, staff, and walk ins, or a significant portion of care in a medical center on evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Other duties as required.
Work Schedule: Rotating Wednesday -Tuesday 7am -7 pm

Salary : $1,000 - $270,000