Physician-Urology

Job Title

The Orlando VA Healthcare System is seeking a candidate with skills in General Urologic Surgery.

Job Description

The candidate also provides a variety of services including pre-operative patient exam and assessment and performs all aspects of Adult Urological Surgery including treatment of lesions, biopsies, urological laser procedures, enucleating, stent insertion, prostate, penile and bladder surgery. The provider will perform urology-related direct patient care in all functional areas of the OR, ICU, ward, and clinic settings as needed, to include on-call coverage. The incumbent may also be involved in program planning, objectives, policies, and standards essential to delivery of quality urological care.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Perform history and physical examinations, diagnose, prepare treatment plans and manage patients with complex illnesses of the genitourinary system
• Surgery on the genitourinary system
• Resection/repair of ureter, bladder, urethra, prostate, and external genitalia
• Cystoscopy with or without biopsy fulguration, stone destruction/removal, urethrotomy
• Placement, Revision and Removal of Male or Female slings or mesh-Placement, Revision and Removal of Penile Prosthesis
• Ureteroscopy and Pyeloscopy
• Neuromodulation via percutaneous or implanted device with fluoroscopic guidance

Benefits

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

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

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized - As determined by Facility/Agency

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

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor, the incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs)

US Department of Veterans Affairs