Physician - Pulmonologist

Veterans Health Administration•Oklahoma City, OK

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System (OCVAHCS) is actively recruiting a board-certified, full-time hospital employed Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine physician to join our Pulmonary department. The Physician is accountable to the Chief of Pulmonary Service. The physician must qualify for a faculty appointment at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. The Pulmonary physician participates in inpatient and outpatient care related to pulmonary and critical care diseases at the OKC VA. The Pulmonary Medicine practice provides consultation and management for a wide variety of pulmonary related disorders. Pulmonary specific responsibilities include clinic-based visits, hospital consults and pulmonary procedures (diagnostic bronchoscopy and basic pleural procedures). Critical Care Medicine responsibilities include primary management of critically ill medical and surgical patients. Responsibilities include participating in the education and supervision of trainees, participating in the inpatient and outpatient quality care, teaching and researching related to pulmonary/critical care diseases, performing routine and advanced bronchoscopic and pleural procedures, including EBUS and bedside ultrasound as well as applying national and VA guidelines to patient screening, surveillance and management. This position will be temporary not to exceed 3 years. This could be extended or made permanent.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Proficient in written and spoken English.
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

Board Certified in Internal Medicine with subspecialty of Pulmonology
Have the credentials to apply for an academic affiliation with Oklahoma University

Responsibilities

Participates in inpatient and outpatient care related to pulmonary and critical care diseases at the OKC VA.
Provides consultation and management for a wide variety of pulmonary related disorders.
Conducts clinic-based visits.
Performs hospital consults.
Performs pulmonary procedures (diagnostic bronchoscopy and basic pleural procedures).
Primary management of critically ill medical and surgical patients.
Participates in the education and supervision of trainees.
Participates in inpatient and outpatient quality care, teaching and researching related to pulmonary/critical care diseases.
Performs routine and advanced bronchoscopic and pleural procedures, including EBUS and bedside ultrasound.
Applies national and VA guidelines to patient screening, surveillance and management.

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
Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME (must be full-time with board certification)
Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
No Physician Employment Contract
No significant restriction on moonlighting