Physician- Pulmonary Diseases

Job Title

Pulmonary/Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Physician

Duties

The successful candidate must qualify for a faculty appointment at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. The physician will participate in inpatient and outpatient quality care, teaching, and research related to pulmonary/critical care and sleep disorders. Apply national and VA guidelines to patient screening, surveillance, and management of such diseases. The incumbent needs to be proficient in routine and advanced bronchoscopic procedures, including EBUS and robotic bronchoscopy, and bedside ultrasound. Experience in formal sleep training, and be proficient in all aspects of sleep medicine, including scoring and interpretation of home sleep testing. The physician will participate in the education and supervision of trainees. Strong research experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Extensive experience in Pulmonary Diseases. Practitioners considered qualified through experience and training to provide consultation for and diagnose and treat respiratory diseases and perform the following procedures: Airway Stenting, Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy, endobronchial ablation (Laser, APC, Brachytherapy), Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), Arterial Cannulation, closed tube thoracostomy, chemical pleurodesis, fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchial or transbronchial biopsy and needle aspiration, robotic bronchoscope, closed pleural biopsy, pulmonary exercise testing, pulmonary function test interpretation, percutaneous lung biopsy, ventilator management.

Benefits

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

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized to highly qualified applicant.

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

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.

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: Mon-Fri, 8:00am-4:30pm.

Contract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years). For additional information and eligibility requirements, contact the VHA Contract Buy Out Program Manager at View email address on click.appcast.io.