Staff Physician- Sleep Medicine

Veterans Health Administration•Detroit, MI

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Detroit VA Medical Center is recruiting for a full time Sleep Medicine Physician. As a Sleep Physician, the duties and responsibilities will be distributed between these domains and include but are not limited to the following: Attending in the sleep clinics and the tele-sleep medicine program, ICU coverage as assigned, Pulmonary clinic/bronchoscopy/procedural responsibilities as assigned, Ordering and interpreting complex in-lab and limited channel home sleep studies, Perform inpatient sleep consultations, Perform evaluative testing and readings of PAP/sleep related disorder testing, Participation as a faculty member in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited sleep medicine fellowship program, Teaching and supervising mid-level providers, sleep fellows, residents, ancillary staff and multidisciplinary teams, Fulfilling all requirements for an AASM accredited sleep center, Active participation in the clinical quality improvement initiatives of the sleep center, Maintain, strategize, and expand clinical, telesleep and EMR-related initiatives of the sleep center, Actively collaborate on VISN 10 and VHA supported sleep medicine initiatives, Collaborating with the Behavioral sleep medicine program/specialist, ENT and Dental sleep medicine, Active participation in the clinical sleep research program with expectation for scholarly activity, Other duties as assigned. The candidate should be highly customer-service focused, an effective role model, innovative thinker, and have clinical excellence, with exceptional interpersonal, teaching and communication skills. Board certification or board eligibility in sleep medicine is a requirement. The selected candidate is expected to participate in training sleep fellows, as well as precepting resident, medical students and other trainees in the field of Sleep Medicine. In addition to an active clinical practice the person will be responsible for supporting an academic environment oriented to fellows and medicine residents with strong emphasis on education and research. The John D. Dingell Sleep-Wake Disorders Center is an AASM-accredited sleep center with multiple sleep clinics and a state-of-the art sleep laboratory with 8 beds. The Sleep Center includes an active behavioral sleep medicine program, collaborations with Dental Sleep and ENT-Sleep specialists. The ENT specialists and sleep center collaborate on providing sleep apnea therapy via hypoglossal nerve stimulation. The Center serves as a referral center for VA medical centers in VISN 10 of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Battle Creek VA, Saginaw VA and Chillicothe VA) and provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for Veterans via face-to-face and telemedicine visits.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
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.
NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.
Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed; OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States; OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs).
PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis.
PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision.
Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
In rare and unusual circumstances, the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer, who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience, accomplishments, performance, and qualifications warrant such action.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
The applicant must be board eligible or board certified in Sleep Medicine and board certified in Internal Medicine.
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 an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted.
For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.
The position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity.
This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, sitting, typing, bending, pulling, and pushing.
Transferring objects may be required.
Staff may be required to don protective equipment in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures

Nice To Haves

Prior training in Sleep Medicine.

Responsibilities

Attending in the sleep clinics and the tele-sleep medicine program
ICU coverage as assigned
Pulmonary clinic/bronchoscopy/procedural responsibilities as assigned
Ordering and interpreting complex in-lab and limited channel home sleep studies
Perform inpatient sleep consultations
Perform evaluative testing and readings of PAP/sleep related disorder testing
Participation as a faculty member in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited sleep medicine fellowship program
Teaching and supervising mid-level providers, sleep fellows, residents, ancillary staff and multidisciplinary teams
Fulfilling all requirements for an AASM accredited sleep center
Active participation in the clinical quality improvement initiatives of the sleep center
Maintain, strategize, and expand clinical, telesleep and EMR-related initiatives of the sleep center
Actively collaborate on VISN 10 and VHA supported sleep medicine initiatives
Collaborating with the Behavioral sleep medicine program/specialist, ENT and Dental sleep medicine
Active participation in the clinical sleep research program with expectation for scholarly activity
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Competitive salary
annual performance bonus
regular salary increases
50-55 days of paid 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) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting