Physician - Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder

Spinal Cord Injury And Disorder Unit Staff Physician

The Staff Physician for the Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder (SCI/D) Unit is directly accountable to the Chief, SCI/D. The SCI Physician is an active participant and leader in the SCI/D Interdisciplinary Team and involved in the coordination of care to ensure Veterans with SCI/D are receiving the best and most appropriate care. The SCI/D physician is expected to contribute to the clinical, educational, and research missions of the VA, and will have the opportunity to work with highly accomplished interprofessional staff and trainees in a dynamic, collaborative, and supportive environment. The position is associated with teaching residents, fellows, and students and a subsequent faculty appointment may be recommended at Harvard Medical School, Boston University, or Tufts University, based on the core specialty of the applicant, at the level of Instructor, Assistant or Associate Professor, commensurate with qualifications. Clinical duties may be customized, based on the interests and expertise of the SCI/D physician and the needs of the SCI/D Service.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Provide initial SCI/D care and rehabilitation, SCI/D consultations, inpatient medical care, a outpatient primary and/or specialty care to Veterans with SCI/D in a multidisciplinary environment within the SCI Service
• Admit, evaluate, diagnose and treat Veterans appropriate to the specialty of SCI medicine
• Perform specialty procedures as delineated in their clinical privileges
• Complete documentation in an appropriate and timely manner
• Develop, implement and document treatment plan for patients
• Assume professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment, patient care decisions and documentation
• Provide education to patients, families and caregivers
• Collaborate with others to develop and implement best practices with the SCI Service
• Collaborate with other SCI/D staff physicians on clinical duties as needed
• Work with and teach residents, fellows, medical students and allied health professional trainees
• Assist the SCI Services in achieving a level of excellence related to inpatient, outpatient, telehealth, primary care, home and community care, inpatients and outpatient consultations and long-term care
• Advocate for full access to care for patients with SCI
• Collaborate with Chief, medical staff and rehabilitation specialist to ensure that all Veterans are provided with timely and patient-centered care
• Attend regularly scheduled programmatic staff meetings as may be required or directed by the Chief of the Service
• Support VA and SCI/D Service policies and procedures
• Engage in scholarly activity including research and quality improvement with evidence of annual productivity
• Provide mentorship and training to SCI/D Fellows and PM&R Residents
• Participate, on a rotating basis with other staff physicians as second on-call from home, in the after-hours and weekend call coverage of the VA SCI Service
• Administrative tasks and committee participation as instructed by the Chief of SCI

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

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): May be offered to highly qualified, eligible applicants.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): 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. Learn more.

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: Full Time; Monday - Friday; 8:00AM to 4:30PM