Physician (Chief of Rheumatology)

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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 certification preferred
• Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard
• This can be found in the local Human Resources Office
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; straight pulling (4 hours); pushing (4 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking (2 hours);standing (7 hours); kneeling (1 hour); repeated bending (4 hours); both legs required; near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; far-vision correctable in one eye to 20/50 and to 20/100 in the other; ability to distinguish basic colors; hearing (aid permitted); mental and emotional stability required.

Duties

"The facility provides care to approximately 82,000 veterans in the midlands and upstate SC.
CBOCs are located in Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, Florence, Orangeburg, Sumter, and Rock Hill, and provide primary care, mental health, and telemedicine services.
Dorn VAMC is affiliated with the University of South Carolina (USC) School of Medicine and provides teaching services for students and residents.
Supervisory Duties: Provide leadership as the physician administratively responsible for the activities of Division of Rheumatology.
Direct and develop the clinical, educational and research activities of the VA Rheumatology Division, within both the Columbia VA's Department of Medicine and the Divisions of Rheumatology at our affiliates.
Ensure that veterans receive outstanding rheumatologic clinical care in both the outpatient and inpatient settings.
Provide clinical care in the outpatient rheumatology clinics and on the inpatient rheumatology consultation service as well as the inpatient medicine teaching service.
Provide a rich educational environment for students, residents and fellows and promote scholarly activities.
Promote and expand research opportunities and recruit additional investigators in clinical, translational and basic science.
Mentor and support faculty in their clinical, educational and research pursuits.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with other Divisions within the Medicine Department, other Departments within the WJB Dorn VA and with VA rheumatology colleagues nationally.
Organizational Effectiveness: Provides an infusion clinic for patients requiring biologics and IV bisphosphonates.
Reviews and examines all patients with the fellows and also the clinical pharmacists.
Reviews no-shows, contacting patients for abnormal lab tests, review of requests for refill.
Provides ongoing care for patients with a wide variety of Rheumatologic conditions Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
- some occasions may require work outside of this core schedule as this is a 24/7 hospital.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment Incentive Authorized for a Highly Qualified Candidate PCS Expenses: Authorized Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Approved EDRP Authorized: Contact Tran.Brunsberg@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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 Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting"