Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - 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
• 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 or fee-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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board Certified in Dermatology Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity
• This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking - standing - stooping - sitting - bending - pulling - pushing - and lifting of at least 35 pounds
• Transferring/lifting patients and objects may be required
• Staff may be required to don and doff protective equipment in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures.

Duties

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm plus on-call Recruitment Incentive: Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact visn15edrp@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - 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 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) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Duties: General: Provide evidence-based care in an outpatient clinical setting and provide consultation services in an inpatient setting or emergent need
• Perform a physical examination - review patient's medical data and order routine diagnostic imaging studies and labs when indicated
• Documents observation - assessments - and changes in patient's condition
• collaborating with health team members to facilitate positive patient care outcomes
• Provide telehealth care via different modalities
• Work collaboratively with other specialties
• Follow VA directives and policies and KCVA Medical Staff Bylaws
• Maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) and ACLS - if required
• Must enroll in RQI and maintain compliance
• Possess computer skills to access and input typed data on each patient into the computerized patient record system (CPRS)
• Utilizes Microsoft Teams - Outlook - and Office
• Maintain license to practice medicine in a state - territory - or commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia
• Required to possess full and unrestricted licensure and to maintain current registration
• Provide direct clinical supervision of advance practice nurses - physician assistants - clinical trainees - and other staff as appropriate
• Participation in clinical trainee education
• Establish professional working relationships with other clinical service providers within the medical center and outlying clinics
• Cooperate with and participates in medical duties or functions related to quality of care - peer review and with other performance improvement activities as directed
• Attend assigned meetings or process action teams
• Attend mandatory meetings and on-time completion of trainings/education such as staff meetings - Talent Management System (TMS) - and comply with specialist continuing medical education requirements timely
• Sign notes and closes encounters per VA policy and medical staff bylaws
• Communicate effectively with veterans - their representatives - and VA staff
• Encouraged to engage in scholarly activities including research - academic presentations - and contributions to medical literature
• This position potentially requires flexibility in schedule and assignments - as this is a 24/7 hospital and is an essential function of the position
• Some positions require rotation of tours or indefinite work on non-administrative tours as established by the immediate supervisor or designee
• Section Chief - Dermatology: Perform dermatologic procedures such as biopsies - skin excisions - cryotherapy - photodynamic therapy - and intralesional injections
• Participation - delegation - and approval of the clinical on-call schedule
• Coordination and ensuring daily provider coverage for inpatient - clinics - and procedures
• Oversee personnel management aspects of direct reports including credentialing and privileging - defining scope of practice/privileges for personnel - focused and ongoing professional practice evaluations - ongoing performance evaluations and assures the maintenance of continuing education for staff providers
• Responsible for the development of position descriptions and competencies for direct report staff - along with the development and completion of performance standards and appraisals for direct reports
• Supervision of providers and addressing issues such as tardiness - completion of TMS - encounters - unsigned notes - unresolved consults - and completion of peer reviews and all required documentation in a timely manner.