Physician (Ft) Urologist

Job Title

Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) offers a comprehensive range of services, including internal medicine, ambulatory surgery, dental, nursing home, nutrition, podiatry, prosthetics, women's health, mental health and rehabilitation medicine.

Duties

Duties involve diseases of the male and female urinary tract systems, kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, and the male reproductive organs (testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate and penis). This includes:

• Comprehensive care of ambulatory patients in the outpatient Urology clinic as well as care of all inpatients and patients presenting to the Emergency Department.
• Performs clinic examinations, manages new patient consultations, diagnosis and treatment.
• Participates in the operating room commensurate with technical abilities: performs preoperative and post-operative evaluation for surgical patients.
• Participates in the team approach to ensure appropriate patient assessments, anticipates patient care needs, prevents avoidable complications, and achieves optimal patient conditions.
• Adheres to surgical care in accordance with ethical principles.
• Performs appropriate charting including timely documentation of patient assessment and plan of care.
• Participates in committees if requested.

Benefits

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

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be Authorized for highly qualified candidates

EDRP Authorized: 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. 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. 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: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Martinsburg VAMC's local area: Just a little over an hour west of Washington DC, Martinsburg lies on Interstate 81, where rivers meet mountains and history happens, Martinsburg is the perfect getaway and gateway to explore your passions. The city is one of the fastest growing in the state. In 2019, the estimated population was 17,454, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and eighth largest city in West Virginia. Martinsburg continues to be the focus of the business area of Berkeley County. Many of Martinsburg's historic and architecturally important buildings were included in seven historic districts placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Amazing eats, unique local shops, charming downtown culture, captivating history, breathtaking outdoors, and much more. Sitting right in the middle West Virginia's beautiful Eastern Panhandle, Martinsburg truly is at the heart of it all!

US Department of Veterans Affairs