Physician (Palliative)

Full Job Description

This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.

Applications will remain on file until 09/30/2026.

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/board eligible for certification in hospice and palliative medicine.

Candiates completing training in hospice and palliative medicine who will be eligible for board certification at completion of training will be considered.

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

Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds; straight pulling (1 hour); pushing (1 hour); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking (5 hours);standing (4 hours); kneeling (1 hour); repeated bending (4 hours); both legs required; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; far-vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40in the other; hearing (aid permitted); mental and emotional stability required; Mental/Emotional Stability.

Major Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to: Provide physician services consistent with hospice and palliative care philosophy.

Consult with attending staff as requested so that pain and symptom management for patients is effectively and expeditiously accomplished.

Provide inpatient medical care to the Veterans on the CLC Hospice and Palliative Care Unit. Provide inpatient and outpatient consultation services in palliative care.

Provide outpatient longitudinal management of veterans across transitions of care Provide outpatient palliative care services via face to face and telehealth clinics and services Provide care in the role of hospice physician of record with active management of veterans of the Atlanta VA utilizing community hospice Be an active participant and facilitate clarification and the development of patient and family goals of care.

Facilitate access to appropriate supportive care services. Full and appropriate documentation of patients care services to support professional billing for these services.

Consult with the Interdisciplinary Team in establishing plan of care. Weekly partiipation in interdisciplinary team meeting to reivew active cases.

Partiicipation in on-call coverage for the inpatient palliative care service, palliative care unit and community hospice patiients. Develop and provide education to Atlanta VA staff and coworkers.

Adhere to the practice of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff, and the organization.

Be involved in analysis of data leadign tothe develeopment of hopsital policies and protocols for the improvement of quality of care. Analyze workload data and work with teams to maximize productivity.

Performs other duties as assigned by management. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

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 Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm.

Subject to change based on Agency Needs.