The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a Physician (Spinal Cord Injury). The Physician (Spinal Cord Injury) will function in Spinal Cord Injury Service.
Responsible for care of Veterans with acute and chronic SCI in a collaborative interdisciplinary environment for clinical care of inpatients - outpatients - and SCI long term care residents - consultative services - patient/family education - and supervision of resident physicians
Participation in clinical research is optional
Reviews and completes SCI service consults for neuro rehab medical appropriateness
Participates in managing facility wide performance measures such as access and utilization
Participates in accreditation meetings or surveys as needed
May serve on hospital wide committees
May participate in Quality Management activities such as root cause analysis or Morbidity and Mortality conference
Participates in peer review
Maintains medical licensing and Board certification requirements
Obtains resident supervisory privileges through medical school affiliate
Operates computer technology and Microsoft platforms such as Word - Excel - PowerPoint - and Teams
Responds to and completes consults received for the evaluation of SCI
Performs and documents a comprehensive - initial history and physical examination required for evaluation in compliance with national guidelines using the electronic tool(s) required by VA
Performs procedures including joint - trigger point - and chemoneurolysis injections consistent with privileges
Obtains consents and documents procedures performed during clinic visits
Consults other disciplines - as necessary - to complete the patient examination - e.g, Occupational Therapy - Physical Therapy - neuropsychological testing - audiology and speech language pathology testing - vision testing - psychosocial evaluation - etc
Carries out whole health and disease prevention activities including education - shared decision-making - and recommending complementary medical services (health coaching/massage/acupuncture)
Documents care provided in the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) in accordance with Northeast Ohio Health Care System requirements
Provides education and counseling of patients with Neuro Rehab diagnoses including outcomes - medical conditions - and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs
On call duties include weekend coverage on the inpatient rehab unit
Consults and educates other medical specialties when necessary
Provides SCI Neuro Rehab and SCI Annual Examination telehealth consultations
Maintenance of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS) certification is required - ACLS certification is not required
May be required to perform administrative duties required for performance measures or improvement activities - compliance with accrediting organizations - or other duties as assigned
May be required to serve as preceptor for health care students rotating through the inpatient service and outpatient clinics
May be required to lecture or make presentations on SCI-related topics to SCI staff
May be required to participate in emergency preparedness activities in preparation for national health disasters
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 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
Board Certification: Board certification is required if the position being filled is required to: (1) supervise medical students or physician residents (including fellows), (2) have faculty status with an affiliated medical school (for example - in joint recruitments with affiliated medical schools), and/or (3) to be board certified by virtue of specific VHA policy (for example - as director of a cardiac catheterization laboratory or Director of Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship Training and BC/BE status is preferred - but not required
Experience working with general neurology - multiple sclerosis - ALS or any form of neuro rehabilitation (spinal cord injury and/or disorder) in an inpatient or outpatient setting
Experience or clinical interest in new interdisciplinary neurological/neuro-rehab programs
Experience or clinical interest in interdisciplinary care of individuals with neurological conditions
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): A recruitment/relocation Incentive may be authorized for highly qualified candidates
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment)
Paid Time Off: 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)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting