Physician (Chief of Emergency Medicine)

Job Title

Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Provides direct patient care on a rotational basis and clinical oversight in:
• The Emergency Department
• The Urgent Care Clinic
• Resuscitation/Trauma Bay
• Observation/Clinical Decision Unit
• The Triage Area
• Other specialty areas where qualified to provide clinical patient care.

• Bases planning on patient and staff feedback and projected needs
• Plans the provision of services with a patient centered vision so as to enhance patient education and shared decision making
• Actively identifies and encourages the implementation of best practices in customer service
• Empowers staff to resolve problems and complaints independently at the lowest level
• Serves as or supervises a service lead physician for quality and safety improvement initiatives and utilization management
• Ensures the services ability to meet standards issued by various accrediting and regulatory groups and VACO
• Works closely with the Associate Chief of Staff for Education and Simulation

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

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

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

US Department of Veterans Affairs