Physician - Part-Time (20 hours) Vascular Surgeon

Department of Veterans Affairs • Stockton, CA

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About The Position

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. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 15th, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be October 20th, 2025, with subsequent cut-off dates every 5 days. Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Requirements

• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.

Nice To Haves

• Board certification (must be full-time with board certification).

Responsibilities

• Treat complications arising from diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and smoking.
• Treat patients who need hemodialysis because of kidney failure secondary to diabetes mellitus or hypertension, by creating an access in their arm for hemodialysis.
• Treat varicose veins in the legs.
• Consult with other physicians and refer patients to other specialists if required.
• Discuss all the non-operative, medical versus surgical treatment options, as well risks and benefits of surgery with the patient.
• Schedule follow-up to monitor patient's prior procedures and aneurysm size as part of well-established vascular society guidelines and advise them on suitable after care measures and medication they might require.
• Document all medical information in an electronic medical record.
• Instruct and educate Vascular Surgery and General Surgery Residents.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• Part-time work schedule (20 hours per week)
• 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) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees