Staff Physician- Sleep Medicine

Veterans Health Administration • Detroit, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Detroit VA Medical Center is recruiting a full-time Sleep Medicine Physician for the John D. Dingell Sleep-Wake Disorders Center. The center is AASM-accredited and includes multiple sleep clinics and an eight-bed, state-of-the-art sleep laboratory. It provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to Veterans through in-person and telemedicine visits and serves VA medical centers in VISN 10, including Battle Creek, Saginaw, and Chillicothe. The center also works with behavioral sleep medicine, dental sleep medicine, and ENT specialists, including on hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy for sleep apnea.

The physician will provide clinical care across sleep medicine services and may also support pulmonary, ICU, and procedural services as assigned. The role includes teaching and supervising fellows, residents, medical students, mid-level providers, ancillary staff, and multidisciplinary teams. The physician will contribute to clinical quality improvement, sleep-center operations and expansion, regional and VHA initiatives, and clinical research and scholarly activity. The position supports an academic environment with an emphasis on education and research.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., subject to change based on service needs. Weekend or holiday coverage may be required. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary, potential annual performance bonuses and salary increases, paid leave, federal retirement and insurance programs, possible CME reimbursement, and malpractice protection with tail coverage. There is no physician employment contract or significant restriction on moonlighting.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an appropriately approved or accredited institution.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Completion of qualifying residency training in an accredited core specialty training program, or an applicable alternative pathway specified in the announcement.
• Board eligible or board certified in Sleep Medicine.
• Board certified in Internal Medicine.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Selected applicants must complete applicable background/security investigation, pre-employment requirements, and physical evaluation; seasonal influenza vaccination is required for VA health care personnel.
• The selected candidate is expected to participate in sleep fellow training and precept residents, medical students, and other trainees.
• Must be highly customer-service focused and demonstrate clinical excellence, effective role modeling, innovative thinking, and exceptional interpersonal, teaching, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Prior training in Sleep Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Attend sleep clinics and participate in the tele-sleep medicine program.
• Provide ICU coverage as assigned.
• Perform pulmonary clinic, bronchoscopy, and procedural duties as assigned.
• Order and interpret complex in-lab and limited-channel home sleep studies.
• Perform inpatient sleep consultations.
• Conduct evaluative testing and readings of PAP and sleep-related disorder testing.
• Participate as faculty in an ACGME-accredited sleep medicine fellowship program.
• Teach and supervise mid-level providers, sleep fellows, residents, ancillary staff, and multidisciplinary teams; precept medical students and other trainees.
• Fulfill requirements for an AASM-accredited sleep center.
• Participate in the sleep center’s clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain, strategize, and expand clinical, tele-sleep, and EMR-related initiatives of the sleep center.
• Collaborate on VISN 10 and VHA-supported sleep medicine initiatives.
• Collaborate with behavioral sleep medicine, ENT, and dental sleep medicine programs and specialists.
• Participate in the clinical sleep research program and scholarly activity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, and possible five-day paid CME absence.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs may be carried into retirement.
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement for full-time, board-certified physicians.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage.
• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

What This Job Offers

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