Physician - Nephrology

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are tasked with staffing The Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center (HWW VAMC) with Nephrologists. The Nephrologist is expected to do the following: 

VA Business Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, excluding federal holidays.

Weeknight call: Weeknight on-call hours start at 4:30pm through 8am each night Monday

through Thursday 

Weekend call: Weekend on-call hours start on Friday at 4:30pm and continue to Monday at

8:00am.

• Shall provide comprehensive clinical Nephrology services including, but not limited to, evaluation and management of acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic kidney disease, end stage kidney disease (ESKD), fluid and electrolyte disorders, and hypertension
• medical evaluation and management of nephrolithiasis; 
• medical management of kidney transplant patients; 
• and evaluation and management of extracorporeal treatment for poisonings and intoxications. 
• Management of AKI and ESKD includes prescription and medical oversight of the performance of kidney replacement therapy, including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, prolonged intermittent kidney replacement therapy and/or continuous kidney replacement therapy, including management of vascular access and procedural complications. 
• Additional procedural services may include placement of central and femoral venous dialysis catheters and percutaneous kidney biopsy, unless otherwise provided by or separately contracted for by VA facility
• shall provide consultative services at the patient’s bedside if the patient is not ambulatory and in the clinic setting if the patient is able to report to the outpatient clinic. 
• Procedures shall be scheduled for completion within 30 days of the date of the consult

Requirements:

• Board Certification: All contract Nephrology provider(s) shall be Board Certified/Board Eligible physicians by either the American Board of Internal Medicine in Nephrology or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine
• BLS and or ACLS
• Valid and current license 
• at least 3 years of relevant experience