Physician - Physiatrist

Veterans Health Administration•Marion, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Marion VA Medical Center is seeking a full-time Physiatrist to join its Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service Line. The role provides physiatric consultation to the Community Living Center’s Short Stay Rehabilitation program; performs neurodiagnostic testing and evaluations; leads the medical center’s Polytrauma/TBI program; provides general physiatric care; manages inpatient and outpatient clinics; and completes administrative duties as assigned. The physician provides care to inpatients and outpatients, assesses veterans, identifies and manages health problems, orders and evaluates diagnostic tests, follows clinical practice guidelines, and supports shared decision-making. The position works with multidisciplinary teams and integrates rehabilitation needs with other medical center and community programs. It also includes supervising mid-level practitioners, helping develop and implement departmental care programs, and participating in patient-safety and quality-improvement activities. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases, paid leave, federal retirement and insurance benefits, possible CME reimbursement, and malpractice protection with tail coverage. There is no physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an appropriately approved or accredited institution.
Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
Completion of qualifying residency training in an accredited core specialty program leading to eligibility for board certification, or an applicable alternative pathway described in the announcement.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
U.S. citizenship; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation and are subject to background and security investigation.
Applicants selected for a testing-designated position must undergo pre-appointment urinalysis screening for illegal drug use.
Must meet applicable onboarding, identification, Selective Service, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide physiatric consultation to the Short Stay Rehabilitation program at the Community Living Center.
Perform neurodiagnostic testing and evaluations.
Lead the medical center’s Polytrauma/TBI program.
Provide general physiatric care and manage inpatient and outpatient clinics.
Complete administrative duties as assigned.
Provide quality care to assigned inpatients and outpatients.
Assess veterans using clinical judgment and physical assessment skills; identify acute, non-acute, and chronic health problems.
Use risk-management principles to identify system issues affecting patient care.
Order and evaluate diagnostic tests; conduct preventive screens and follow clinical practice guidelines.
Inform patients to support shared decision-making and provide appropriate disposition of identified health problems.
Participate in PM&RS multidisciplinary activities and integrate PM&RS needs with other medical center and community programs.
Maintain medical expertise through continuing medical education.
Document encounters, findings, and medical recommendations according to local policies and procedures.
Guide and supervise Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners assigned to PM&RS.
Assist in developing and implementing care programs within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Participate in facility initiatives to improve patient care, including process action teams, patient safety, and quality improvement assignments.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Annual performance bonus
Regular salary increases
50–55 days of paid time off per year, including annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and possible paid CME absence
Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting
Federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance
Possible $1,000 annual CME reimbursement for full-time, board-certified physicians
Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage
No significant restriction on moonlighting