Physician (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
About The Position
The James J. Peters VA Medical Center is seeking a Physician to be an integral part of the Physical Medicine and Rehab Service at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. The incumbent applicant should possess leadership, energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those who serve our Country. The Physician is assigned to Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) Service. The incumbent Physician must have outstanding clinical and interpersonal skills as a member of the VA professional health care team, and provides veteran-centered care for a variety of medical ailments. Duties will include day-to-day care of veteran patients, in the outpatient setting. The Physician (PM&R) serves as the consultant/medical provider for the PM&R department, which includes a pain management clinic at the facility. This physician diagnoses and treats patients experiencing functional problems and/or acute, chronic and/or cancer pain in the outpatient setting, and coordinates patient care needs with other specialists. This care includes but is not limited to assessment, diagnosis, treatment, laboratory, imaging tests, and follow-up evaluations, and management of patients according to standard, usual and acceptable or customary methods and techniques, including but not limited to integrating, when appropriate use of pain medication management, interventional pain management procedures, rehabilitation, complementary and integrative health/Whole Health approaches to care, consultation with specialty services, coordinating with an engaged Patient Aligned Care Team. Procedures such as lumbar epidurals are done at a nearby facility. He/she sends referrals to other services, other VA medical centers, and other non-VA/Community Care as necessary. The Physician (PM&R) provides consultations to Primary Care Providers, other specialty care providers throughout the facility and address Interfacility Consults as requested. This physician participates in Pain Clinics, Whole Health and PM&R related programs in the facility. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Requirements
- leadership
- energy
- compassion
- commitment to serve
- outstanding clinical and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- day-to-day care of veteran patients in the outpatient setting
- diagnoses and treats patients experiencing functional problems and/or acute, chronic and/or cancer pain in the outpatient setting
- coordinates patient care needs with other specialists
- assessment, diagnosis, treatment, laboratory, imaging tests, and follow-up evaluations, and management of patients according to standard, usual and acceptable or customary methods and techniques
- integrating, when appropriate use of pain medication management, interventional pain management procedures, rehabilitation, complementary and integrative health/Whole Health approaches to care, consultation with specialty services, coordinating with an engaged Patient Aligned Care Team
- sends referrals to other services, other VA medical centers, and other non-VA/Community Care as necessary
- provides consultations to Primary Care Providers, other specialty care providers throughout the facility and address Interfacility Consults as requested
- participates in Pain Clinics, Whole Health and PM&R related programs in the facility
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) and 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)
- 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
- Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
- No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Administration of Human Resource Programs
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
