Physician - Chief of Gastroenterology

Full Job Description

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. 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.

English Language: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.

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: Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR 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.

Additional Requirement: Board certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) in the specialty/sub-specialty indicated in the announcement.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service. Major Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to: Evaluation and care of patients in the outpatient clinic. Evaluation and care of the patients in the inpatient/hospital setting.

Performing clinical examination, endoscopy consultation, and developing treatment and follow-up plans.

Performing diagnostic and therapeutic general endoscopy, including, but limited to, upper endoscopy with any indicated intervention, colonoscopy with any indicated intervention.

Additional training and expertise in capsule endoscopy, esophageal manometry, liver biopsy, paracentesis, fibroscan interpretation desired but not required.

Responsible for completing patient encounters, notes, and correctly coding visits in accordance with coding guidelines.

Physician will participate in discharge planning and interdisciplinary patient care plan for inpatients.

Physician will participate in tumor boards and all the educational activities of the gastroenterology fellowship.

Gastroenterology physician is highly skilled in the management of patients acute and/or chronic care needs and coordinates subspecialty evaluation and treatment.

Incumbent will also be responsible for the evaluation, care, and disposition of patients, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, determining need for hospitalization and/or transferring the patient to another facility.

Incumbent should be experience at management of medical conditions requiring hospitalization and interested in engaging in ongoing process improvement with respect to measures of quality care, patient safety, patient satisfaction, patient and family education, utilization management, and cost control.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment and/or Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

Contact Lisa (Regina) Kirk, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance at lisa.kirk@va.gov 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 The Chief of Gastroenterology position is located at the Lake Nona, Orlando VA HCS and is under the supervision of the Deputy Chief of Medicine Service Line.

The incumbent participates, oversees and collaborates to ensure that all applicable clinical functions which include outpatient and inpatient consultative medical care are performed.

GI Physicians are tasked with providing timely and courteous service to all Veterans seeking care. Some of the GI providers are physicians who oversee research programs funded by VHA.

Learners including medical students, residents, and fellows from the affiliate rotate through the VA GI consultation service and in the outpatient clinics and endoscopy suite.

Work Schedule: Full-time, tour of duty to be determined.