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Veterans Health Administration is Hiring a Physician Near Saint Louis, MO

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:
Preferred Experience: Successful completion of a U.S. Fellowship in Rheumotology

Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; Light carrying, under 15 pounds; Use of fingers; Walking, 2 hours; Standing, 2 hours; Work closely with others; and work alone.

Responsibilities:

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The VA provides rheumatologic care to patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings, with around 4000 clinic visits per year. The VA is an important teaching hospital for both Washington University and St. Louis University School of Medicine. Residents from both medical schools and fellows from Washington University rotate through the VA's rheumatology clinics. We provide inpatient consultations to patients on both Washington University and St. Louis University teams. Washington University rheumatology fellows spend every fourth month at the VA during their clinical year in addition to weekly continuity clinics at the VA. Most of the VA rheumatology faculty are actively involved in research, in which trainees can participate.

Key responsibilities include the following:

1. Provide leadership as the physician administratively responsible for the activities of Division of Rheumatology.

2. Direct and develop the clinical, educational and research activities of the VA Rheumatology Division, within both the St. Louis VA's Department of Medicine and the Divisions of Rheumatology at our affiliates.

3. Ensure that veterans receive outstanding rheumatologic clinical care in both the outpatient and inpatient settings.

4. Provide clinical care in the outpatient rheumatology clinics and on the inpatient rheumatology consultation service as well as the inpatient medicine teaching service.

5. Provide a rich educational environment for students, residents and fellows and promote scholarly activities.

6. Promote and expand research opportunities and recruit additional investigators in clinical, translational and basic science.

7. Mentor and support faculty in their clinical, educational and research pursuits.

8. Build and maintain effective working relationships with other Divisions within the Medicine Department, other Departments within the St. Louis VA and with VA rheumatology colleagues nationally.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 0800-1630
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 00000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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