Physician (Regular Ft)

Department of Veterans Affairs•Augusta, GA

56d

About The Position

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications and subsequent cut-off dates are on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. The incumbent serves as a full-time Urologist within the Surgery Service, responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to Veterans with conditions affecting the genitourinary system. The Urologist will manage both outpatient and inpatient consults and provide procedural and surgical intervention as clinically indicated. The provider will also utilize telehealth technologies to extend urologic expertise to Veterans across rural and underserved regions within the catchment area. The position emphasizes flexibility, collaboration, and patient-centered care delivered both in person and virtually.

Requirements

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Responsibilities

Conduct scheduled outpatient clinics (virtual and in-person) to evaluate and manage Veterans with urologic conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, urologic cancers, hematuria, kidney stones, erectile dysfunction, incontinence, and urinary tract infections.
Ensures that care-related goals (both short and long term) and patient outcomes are identified by the requesting provider, patient, and family/significant other.
Monitors specific clinical activities for compliance with VA policies, assuring that findings are utilized to modify and/or improve their performance and to facilitate the accomplishments of their goals and objectives.
Perform minor procedures in clinic as appropriate (e.g., catheter placement, cystoscopy, prostate biopsy).
Develop treatment plans based on clinical assessment, diagnostics, and Veteran goals.
Provide care through VA-approved telehealth platforms, including Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT), VA Video Connect (VVC), and electronic consults.
Support remote patient monitoring and follow-up, including coordination of labs, imaging, and pharmacy services.
Provide urologic consultative services for hospitalized patients on a scheduled or as-needed basis (during assigned work hours).
Ensure timely completion of all medical documentation, including progress notes, operative reports, consult responses, and telehealth encounters, in accordance with VA and Joint Commission standards.
Participate in ongoing compliance with facility quality assurance initiatives, including documentation audits and peer reviews.
Collaborates with the Chief of Staff, Chief of Surgical Care Line, and clinical staff to promote quality in clinical practice by contributing to the development of criteria for measuring the quality of patient care.
Initiates clinical reviews, conducts focused Peer Reviews, studies, and other projects in response to the identification of areas in need of improvement in the delivery of Urology care.
Identifies opportunities for improvement, assisting with problem resolution modalities to ensure optimal and appropriate patient care delivery and cost-effective use of resources.
Analyzes data and reporting of information, to identify the need for change in assigned areas that may include minimizing risk and ensuring the effectiveness of clinical quality improvement.
Provides educational and supportive interventions, in conjunction with the Veteran, spouses, family members/caregivers, and others that are involved in the Veteran's care.

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for the incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
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 a 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)
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