Staff Physician

Veterans Health Administration • Detroit, MI

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Detroit VA Medical Center is seeking dedicated and compassionate Physicians to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care to our nation's Veterans. As a Physician, you will work within an interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote health, prevent disease, and manage acute and chronic health conditions. Primary responsibilities include, but may not be limited to: Provides comprehensive, patient-centered medical care within the physician's assigned clinical specialty and scope of practice. Evaluates, diagnose, and manage patients with acute, chronic, and complex medical conditions. Obtains and documents comprehensive medical histories and performs physical examinations and other appropriate clinical assessments. Develops, implements, and modifies individualized treatment plans based on clinical findings, current standards of care, and patient needs. Performs medical procedures and/or specialty-specific interventions consistent with training, privileges, and competency. Coordinates care with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to promote continuity, safety, and quality of care. Complies with VA clinical policies, medical staff bylaws, accreditation requirements, and applicable federal and sate laws and regulations. Collaborates with nurses, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, therapists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to provide coordinated patient care. Performs other duties as assigned based on the needs of the medical facility and the physician's qualifications, privileges, and scope of practice.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

• NOTE : VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.
• NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive, patient-centered medical care within the physician's assigned clinical specialty and scope of practice.
• Evaluates, diagnose, and manage patients with acute, chronic, and complex medical conditions.
• Obtains and documents comprehensive medical histories and performs physical examinations and other appropriate clinical assessments.
• Develops, implements, and modifies individualized treatment plans based on clinical findings, current standards of care, and patient needs.
• Performs medical procedures and/or specialty-specific interventions consistent with training, privileges, and competency.
• Coordinates care with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to promote continuity, safety, and quality of care.
• Complies with VA clinical policies, medical staff bylaws, accreditation requirements, and applicable federal and sate laws and regulations.
• Collaborates with nurses, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, therapists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to provide coordinated patient care.
• Performs other duties as assigned based on the needs of the medical facility and the physician's qualifications, privileges, and scope of practice.

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)
• 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

What This Job Offers

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