Physician - Sleep Medicine

Veterans Health Administration • Reno, NV

3h

About The Position

The Physician - Sleep Medicine participates in an effective clinical program, with attention to patient outcome indicators, and practices within the scope of assigned privileges. The physician complies with facility and agency bylaws, rules, and regulations; meets medical staff criteria for appointment and reappointment, including ongoing continuing medical education; and carries out prescribed administrative and record-keeping responsibilities. The role includes working effectively with patients, families, staff, coworkers, and other health care professionals; participating in Medical Service educational activities and scheduled meetings; participating in subspecialty-related research as assigned; and completing assigned peer reviews, quality assurance activities, health record reviews, and MAOs within established timeframes.

This is a full-time, open continuous announcement that will remain open until December 21, 2026. The initial application referral cut-off date is October 26, 2026, with later cut-off dates every two weeks. Qualified candidates may be considered as vacancies become available. The work schedule will be determined by the supervisor. The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to program requirements and approval; awards may be up to $200,000 for an eligibility period of one to five years. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for this incentive.

The position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. There is no Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting. Appointment is subject to applicable citizenship, licensing, qualification, background, identification, physical evaluation, and other employment requirements.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or 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 board-certification eligibility, or qualifying alternative training and independent-practice experience described in the announcement.
• Subspecialty eligibility in sleep medicine.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Compliance with applicable pre-employment drug testing, background/security investigation, onboarding, identification, physical evaluation, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
• Selective Service registration for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete all application requirements listed in the Required Documents section.

Responsibilities

• Participate in an effective clinical program, with attention to patient outcome indicators.
• Practice within the scope of assigned privileges.
• Comply with facility and agency bylaws, rules, and regulations.
• Meet medical staff criteria for initial appointment and reappointment, including ongoing CME.
• Comply with prescribed record-keeping practices and information security policies and procedures.
• Work effectively with patients, families, staff, coworkers, and other health care professionals.
• Participate in Medical Service educational activities and scheduled meetings.
• Participate in research activities related to the subspecialty of Internal Medicine, as assigned.
• Complete assigned peer reviews and maintain quality assurance standards.
• Complete assigned health record reviews, peer reviews, MAOs, and other reviews within identified timeframes.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (student loan repayment), subject to eligibility and approval, with awards up to $200,000 and eligibility periods of one to five years.
• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, and possible five-day paid CME absence.
• Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting, and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• Possible $1,000 annual CME reimbursement for full-time physicians with board certification.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree