Physician - Physical Medicine and Rehab

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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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
• Exceptions: 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 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
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Preferred Experience: Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit
• Additional Requirement: BE/BC Preferred Experience: PM& R experienceReference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit
• Physical Requirements: In Accordance With VA Directive and Handbook 5019

Duties

• Provides medical/rehabilitation care to Veterans and Active-Duty personnel through clinical evaluation and treatment within outpatient TBI clinics and PM&R clinics
• Assess the veteran's needs - providing specialized medical assessment and interventions for injuries and disease processes that have resulted in the need for rehabilitation and in specialized musculoskeletal - neurological - and functional examination
• directing/coordinating implementation of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation services
• contributing towards discharge planning
• Ensures clinical appropriateness of the treatment of patients served - including timely and appropriate transition to other levels of care - notation of contraindications and precautions of care
• Supervises and educates/trains PM&R residents in clinical activities relevant to TBI and PM&R services Evaluation and management including and not limited to: Musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions (including joint and neurotoxin injections) - Electrodiagnostic testing - Amputation and prosthetics (including powered wheelchairs) - Polytrauma/TBI care - Telerehabilitation - Brace/prosthetic evaluations
• Support for SCI/D - pain - and integrative services
• Administer structured programs (Polytrauma - amputee - wellness)
• Assists in the timely processing of referrals of patients in the outpatient PM&R clinics following timeliness metrics
• Participates in telehealth between outpatient sites and the appropriate military treatment facilities or other referral sources/patients as needed
• Performs electromyography/nerve conduction studies - ultrasounds - and conducts general PM&R clinics as needed
• Performs PM&R consultations as directed by the Chief - PM&R
• Ensures the ongoing provision of care that complies with the \"Organization Code of Ethics\" for VA
• Clinical support for Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders (SCI/D) - pain service - and integrative services
• Actively participates in advocacy activities - program development - establishment of program policies/procedures - marketing/promoting - strategic planning and other activities as defined by the Chief - PM&R
• Participate in administration - committees - and general teaching functions as delegated by the Chief PM&R Work Environment: Describe Work Environment of the Position
• E.g. - Work is performed in an office/clinic setting with minimal risks that require normal safety precautions
• the area is adequately lighted - heated and ventilated
• However - the work environment requires someone with the ability to handle several tasks at once in sometimes stressful situations.Preferred Experience:BE/BC - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Brain Injury Medicine - Work schedule ** May need to travel to other campus - Montrose Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30pm EDRP Authorized: EligiblePay: 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 providedContract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

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.