Staff Physician (Endocrinology) - Recruitment/Relocation/ EDRP Authorized

Endocrinology Physician

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until April 9, 2027, or until all positions are filled. The first cut-off date is November 30, 2026. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated. After that time, you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide direct endocrinology patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for health promotion, illness prevention, disease treatment, and end-of-life care.
• Maintain active clinical privileges and practice within the approved endocrinology specialty scope.
• Provide inpatient and consult services during off-tours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed.
• Demonstrate strong medical and clinical knowledge, applying biomedical, clinical, and social sciences to patient care and education.
• Use clinical judgment and scientific evidence to evaluate, improve, and deliver high-quality patient care.
• Maintain professional communication and relationships with patients, families, staff, and other health care team members.
• Demonstrate professionalism, ethical practice, sensitivity to diversity, and commitment to continuous professional development.
• Apply systems-based practice to improve care delivery, access, quality, utilization, and patient safety.
• Supervise, teach, monitor, and coordinate educational activities for residents, fellows, medical students, and other trainees.
• Ensure appropriate trainee supervision, with resident supervision identified as a major duty.
• Manage clinical documentation, open encounters, consults, CPRS requirements, scheduling procedures, clinic access, productivity, and performance measures.
• Participate in quality improvement, patient-centered care initiatives, Medical Home development, utilization review, patient safety oversight, and system redesign.
• Participate in leadership activities, including staff meetings, hospital committees, peer review, communication with leadership, issue briefs, and acting as Section Chief when needed.
• Maintain VA training requirements, credentials, privileging, re-privileging documentation, and employee health requirements.
• Participate in FPPE/OPPE processes and clinical pertinence reviews.
• Follow time and leave management requirements, including adherence to duty tours, timely leave requests, and clinic cancellation procedures.
• Provide age-appropriate care for adult and geriatric patients, including attention to cognitive, emotional, cultural, and developmental needs.
• Protect sensitive printed and electronic patient information in compliance with privacy, security, VA, VHA, and federal requirements.
• Use required computer systems, including VistA, electronic records, email, word processing, and other office automation tools.
• Conduct research duties, if applicable, including identifying research problems, executing research programs, producing publishable results, and supervising research staff.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday (7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.)

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified individuals.

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), 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. 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