Physician - Compensation and Pension

Veterans Health Administration•Columbus, OH

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Practitioners are primarily responsible for evaluations pertaining to Compensation and Pension examinations requested by the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). In certain instances, state department examinations, veteran's insurance examinations and periodic or separation examinations of armed services military personnel are performed. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Requests consultations and/or make recommendations for additional studies as appropriate Performs expanded single organ/system compensation and pension exams as indicated Orders tests and various studies to form a diagnosis Renders an opinion supported by facts to establish the presence or absence of disease or condition making patient eligible/ineligible for compensation and/or pension Performs examinations to include history and physical findings

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 allopathic 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.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

Disability and Medical Assessment (DMA) certified to do Compensation and Pension Examinations.

Responsibilities

Requests consultations and/or make recommendations for additional studies as appropriate
Performs expanded single organ/system compensation and pension exams as indicated
Orders tests and various studies to form a diagnosis
Renders an opinion supported by facts to establish the presence or absence of disease or condition making patient eligible/ineligible for compensation and/or pension
Performs examinations to include history and physical findings

Benefits

Competitive salary
annual performance bonus
regular salary increases
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)
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment)