Physician (Staff Urologist)

Veterans Health Administration • Asheville, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Urologist provides care for urologic surgery patients in inpatient and outpatient settings. The role includes coordinating with attending physicians, other clinical team members, and relevant services, and coordinating the Urology Section’s work with the Associate Chief of Staff for Education (ACOS/E), rotating Duke residents, and relevant staff in accordance with ACGME education guidelines. The Urology Surgery Section treats a broad range of conditions with non-operative and surgical options, often involving patients with significant medical, mental health, chronic pain, and multisymptom needs. The position calls for sound clinical judgment, strong individual and team performance, attention to detail, and integrity.

The Staff Urologist develops and coordinates care programs based on patients’ complaints and pathology. The physician diagnoses, manages, and treats urologic surgery patients; provides inpatient and outpatient consultations and follow-up; and completes clinical documentation and care activities including admissions, histories and physicals, preoperative evaluations, surgery posting notes, orders, operative notes and reports, progress notes, discharge planning, and discharge summaries. The physician has primary responsibility for admissions and patients under their care, with activities potentially supervised and coordinated with residents, mid-level practitioners, or students when present.

The physician provides patients and families with medical education and counseling focused on evidence-based, outcomes-focused, veteran-centric care, including discussion of goals of care and code status when indicated. The role also promotes contemporary patient-care programs and periodically reviews and updates them in light of current, broadly accepted practices. The physician must follow Medical Staff bylaws and I CARE values and practice within current privileges.

This is a full-time, onsite position with a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It is not telework, virtual, or remote. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified applicants. The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to program eligibility and approval. Compensation includes competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases; possible CME reimbursement of $1,000 per year is available to full-time, board-certified physicians. Free liability protection with tail coverage is provided. 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, 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 program leading to board-certification eligibility, or an applicable alternative training and independent-practice pathway specified by VA.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Ability to perform the physical duties of the position and completion of a pre-placement physical examination.
• Compliance with pre-employment requirements, including background/security investigation, applicable drug testing, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
• Full-time Monday–Friday work schedule, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Nice To Haves

• Da Vinci robot experience.
• Board certification.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, manage, and treat urologic surgery patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient consultations and follow-up, admissions, histories and physicals, preoperative evaluations, surgery posting notes, orders, operative notes and reports, progress notes, discharge planning, and discharge summaries.
• Assume primary responsibility for admissions and patients under the physician’s care.
• Coordinate with attending physicians, team members, and relevant services, including Surgery and Medicine Services, Medical Oncology, Radiation Therapy, Primary Care, Prosthetics, Nursing, Social Work, and Radiology.
• Coordinate the Urology Section’s work with the ACOS/E, rotating Duke residents, and relevant staff in accordance with ACGME education guidelines.
• Develop and coordinate patient care programs based on patient complaints and pathology.
• Provide medical education and counseling to patients and families, including goals-of-care and code-status discussions when indicated.
• Promote contemporary urologic patient-care programs and periodically review and update them based on current, broadly accepted concepts.
• Adhere to Medical Staff bylaws and I CARE values, and practice within current privileges.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• Education Debt Reduction Program student loan reimbursement, up to $200,000, subject to eligibility, application review, and program approval.
• Possible CME reimbursement of $1,000 per year for full-time, board-certified physicians.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage.
• Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
• Federal employee benefits package.

What This Job Offers

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