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    Physician (Vascular Surgery) - San Antonio, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

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    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.

    Duties


    The South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) Vascular Surgery Section provides comprehensive care for patients who have illnesses within the vascular surgery scope.

    The scope of activities for the Vascular Medicine Staff Physician covers the non-operative care of patients admitted to the vascular surgery service and patients with consults to the vascular surgery service for hospitalized patients and all phases of ambulatory care.


    SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES:
    A


    Administrative Duties:
    1.


    Leadership responsibilities:
    Participation in staff meetings, hospital committees, and peer review process.

    Demonstrate effective communication horizontally with colleagues and vertically both down to staff and up to leadership, to include heads up (for acute patient bad outcomes) and issue briefs, acting as Section Chief when required.


    Human Resource:
    Maintaining VA training requirements, timely completion of documentation and upkeep of credentials required for privileging and re-privileging.

    Staff Management:
    Participate in the FPPE/OPPE process. Adheres to employee health requirements. Participate in Clinical Pertinence Reviews (routine medical record reviews).

    Time/Leave Management:

    Adherence to Tour of Duty consistent with Title-38 Excepted Service expectations, timely requests for leave in VISTA and for clinic cancellations.


    Clinical Management:

    includes direct patient care; accurate and timely open encounter & open consult management, adheres to CPRS documentation rules and requirements and to clinic procedures for patient scheduling & access; facilitates clinic staff productivity; oversight of relevant performance measures; and participates in the development of the new focus on the Medical Home and Patient Centric Care, Utilization Management, Patient Safety initiatives, and process improvements (system redesign).

    B. Clinical Duties
    1.


    Patient Care:

    Physician is expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life.


    Medical/Clinical Knowledge:

    Practitioners are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.


    Clinical Judgment:

    To ensure practice-based learning and improvement, practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care.


    Interpersonal & Communication Skills:

    Practitioners are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team.


    Professionalism:

    Practitioners are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, and their profession.


    Systems-Based Practice:

    Practitioners are expected to demonstrate both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care.

    C


    Education:
    :

    Practitioners are expected to show effectiveness in teaching, monitor and coordinate educational activities, and comply with necessary trainee supervision.

    D.

    Research duties (if applicable): Physician researchers will show an ability to identify and define significant Research and Development problems, to plan and execute a precise research program, and to generate effective reports and results worthy of publication.

    Researchers are responsible for oversight of any research staff that they supervise.


    Work Schedule: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

    VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.


    Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Not Authorized


    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

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