Physician (Spinal Cord Injury Physiatrist)

Full Job Description

The VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN is recruiting for a Spinal Cord Injury Physiatrist that may work in both inpatient or outpatient Spinal Cord Injury areas as well as serve as a consultant for facility-wide services.

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: Applicants should be board certified or board eligible for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Applicants should be fellowship trained either in SCI/D medicine or neuromuscular disease from one of the ACGME approved program in the U.S.

Applicants should have good knowledge and be able to perform EMG/NCS. Applicants should be able to perform ultrasound guided procedures. Applicants should be able to perform neurotoxin injections.

Applicants should have experience for diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular diseases such as ALS. Applicants should have experience with refilling and adjusting Baclofen pumps.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 Major Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to: Evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatment or consultative services to patients in need of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) care.

May perform specialty procedures as delineated in his/her clinical privileges. Works in SCI inpatient and outpatient areas.

Provides primary and specialty care to SCI patients in accordance with VHA directives (including SCI and PACT). Provides services primarily for the SCI inpatient programs.

Provides outpatient services upon request. Provides oversight to mid-level providers in the SCI service. Provides consultative services for SCI patients and referrals.

Participates in on-call rotation (includes after hours, weekends, holidays). Performs other duties as assigned by the Deputy Chief, SCI or Chief, SCI. 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, 7:30am - 4:00pm