Summary

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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board Certified/Board Eligible
• Specialty training - fellowship completion - or additional board certifications are desired
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting - 15-44 lbs
• Light lifting - under 15 lbs
• Depth Perception Use of fingers Hearing (aid permitted) Walking (4 hours) Standing (1 hours) Emotional/ Mental Stability

Duties

• This is an Open Continuous Announcement and may be extended beyond the current closing date until the position is filled
• Eligible applications will be referred at regular intervals - as additional vacancies occur and/or on an s-needed basis during the duration of the announcement
• Once a selection is made and offer is accepted the announcement may close pending no additional vacancies VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be eligible for highly qualified applicants
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact lashala.goodman@va.gov - 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 PMRS is seeking a board certified/board eligible Physiatrist to join a large and busy practice
• Interest and experience in general outpatient neuro-muscular rehabilitation including peripheral joint injections - trigger point injections - diagnostic ultrasound guided injections - electromyography - and botulinum toxin injection
• The physician should be able to direct coordinated referral for Physical and Occupational therapy - Chiropractic care - and complimentary and alternative treatment modalities
• Specialized areas of inpatient rehabilitation - TBI clinic - and pain management are available based on interests and expertise
• The incumbent should possess excellent general physiatrist evaluation and management skills as well to be a strong partner to the other 10 physiatrists in our practice group
• Duties include but are not limited to the following: Develops and implements complex - goal-oriented treatment plans for patients in need of interdisciplinary rehabilitation
• Provides comprehensive evaluation and management of spasticity including both medication management - botulism toxin injection - intrathecal baclofen pump evaluation and management - etc
• Provide peripheral joint injections and other intramuscular injections as indicated to facilitate the rehabilitation process - including diagnostic ultrasound guided care Effectively evaluate patients with history of recent and remote concussive injuries and provide treatment for common manifestations of Post Concussive Syndrome such as headache and insomnia
• Write sound prescriptions for required adaptive equipment including both manual and powered mobility - prosthetic limbs - and other necessary rehabilitative equipment
• Effectively provides diagnostic evaluation - examination - and interdisciplinary treatment planning to meet general musculoskeletal rehabilitative needs of Veterans Serves as occasional back up to the medical and administrative leader of the inpatient rehabilitation team participating in continued readiness for our continued Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) as well as ongoing monitoring of outcome trends including length of stay - functional outcomes - and efficiencies of obtaining functional goals
• Professionally collaborates with a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary team of therapists - psychologists - chiropractors - social workers - other physicians etc
• to meet a patient's complex rehabilitative needs Fulfils the educational mission of VA by providing bedside and didactic teaching for students - residents - and fellows Collects data - analyzes data - implements changes based on analyses results in their specialty area Participates in facility - regional - and national activities as a subject matter expert as needed to support the overall VA mission to provide outstand comprehensive healthcare Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday