Physician - Section Chief, Sleep Medicine

Sleep Medicine Section Chief

Help lead a high-performing Sleep Medicine program serving America's Veterans. The Section of Sleep Medicine at the Salisbury VA Health Care System (SVA HCS), a complexity 1a facility, seeks a physician leader with training and expertise in adult Sleep Medicine to oversee operations across our three sites of care: Salisbury, Charlotte, and Kernersville. As Section Chief, Sleep Medicine, you will:

• Provide clinical leadership and operational oversight for Sleep Medicine services across Salisbury, Charlotte, and Kernersville.
• Deliver and supervise complex inpatient and outpatient sleep care, including consult services and diagnostic testing.
• Advance education & research: Serve as a clinician-educator-research faculty member with flexible protected time for scholarly and educational activities; hold a faculty appointment at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (academic rank commensurate with experience).
• Mentor and supervise trainees: Residents and medical students regularly rotate in Sleep Medicine clinics; you will guide training and curriculum development.
• Drive quality & improvement: Lead process improvement initiatives and champion high-reliability principles across the section.

Why join SVA HCS

• Scale & impact: Our Medicine specialty program comprises 100+ specialists and is consistently ranked top 10 in the VHA by encounter volume.
• Comprehensive sleep services: Robust inpatient and outpatient consultative care supported by dedicated staff and space at all three sites. Diagnostics include a Sleep Lab performing ~2,000 studies annually, >3,000 home sleep apnea test (HSAT) set-ups each year, and overnight oximetry assessments.
• Academic excellence: The Sleep Medicine Section is affiliated with Wake Forest University School of Medicine and has been continuously accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine for over 15 years.
• Mission-driven culture: A system highly focused on outcomes, quality, and continuous improvement-where research activity is encouraged and supported.

What we offer

• A meaningful leadership role with system-wide impact serving Veterans across three modern care sites.
• Academic appointment at Wake Forest University School of Medicine with protected time for teaching and research.
• Collaborative, well-resourced environment with accredited programs and strong diagnostic capabilities.
• Competitive federal salary and benefits package (retirement, health, dental/vision, paid leave), plus potential recruitment incentives per VA policy.
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

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