Physician (Specialized Vascular Surgeon )

Veterans Health Administration•Nashville, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) is hiring a Vascular Surgeon to provide routine and complex clinical and surgical care for Veterans with vascular disease. TVHS is a large academic VA practice, with many staff affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, serving a growing Veteran population across Kentucky and Alabama. The position is based at the Nashville VA Medical Center. The surgeon must be board certified in Vascular Surgery, hold an active and unrestricted state license, and have experience training vascular fellowship-level trainees. The role requires expertise in endovascular and open procedures across vascular pathologies, including specified complex aortic, carotid, venous, and thoracic outlet procedures. The candidate must also have experience organizing and participating in clinical trials of novel vascular interventional devices, with consistent patient enrollment in trials over the past three years. Eligibility for, or an existing, faculty-level appointment at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is required to permit resident supervision. The work schedule is Monday through Thursday, with hours based on service needs. VA compensation and benefits include competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases, paid time off, federal retirement and insurance programs, possible CME reimbursement, and malpractice liability protection with tail coverage. There is no Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

Requirements

Board certification in Vascular Surgery.
Current, full, and unrestricted medical or surgical license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
Experience training Vascular Fellowship-level trainees.
Experience with endovascular and open procedures across the spectrum of vascular pathologies.
Placement of at least 10 branched aortic endograft devices within the past 3 years.
Experience placing carotid stents via transcarotid access with reversal of flow.
Performance of Deep Venous Arterialization in at least 5 patients.
Experience with femoral vein aortic reconstruction (NAIS) procedures for aortic infection.
Experience with Thoracic Outlet decompression procedures.
Experience organizing and participating in clinical trials of novel vascular interventional devices, demonstrated by consistent patient enrollment over the past 3 years.
Eligibility for, or a current, faculty-level appointment at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an approved institution.
Completion of qualifying residency training, or an applicable alternative training and independent-practice pathway described in the announcement.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
U.S. citizenship, except where non-citizens may be appointed under VA policy.
Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
Subject to background/security investigation; selected applicants must complete onboarding and provide acceptable identification.

Responsibilities

Provide routine and complex clinical and surgical care to Veterans with vascular disease.
Perform endovascular and open procedures across the spectrum of vascular pathologies, including complex procedures such as branched aortic endograft placement, transcarotid carotid stenting with flow reversal, Deep Venous Arterialization, femoral vein aortic reconstruction for aortic infection, and thoracic outlet decompression.
Train vascular fellowship-level trainees.
Organize and participate in clinical trials of novel vascular interventional devices, with consistent patient enrollment.
Supervise residents through a faculty-level appointment at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Annual performance bonus
Regular salary increases
50–55 days of paid time off per year, including annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and possible paid CME absence
Traditional federal pension
Federal 401(k), with up to 5% in VA contributions
Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance
Possible $1,000 annual CME reimbursement for full-time, board-certified physicians
Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage
No significant restriction on moonlighting