Urologist - Richmond, United States - Department of Veterans Affairs

Description

The Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located in Richmond, Virginia, is seeking a full-time Urologist. The Division of Urology is a close-knit group of surgeons with varying degrees of appointment with the affiliate facility, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems. The Urologist appointed to this position will work primarily at the Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center location, with negotiable clinic and operative time at VCU. The candidate will be expected to work with Urology residents and Advanced Practice Providers in our clinic and other settings to evaluate and treat patients with general urological conditions.

The Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center serves as a training site for 50% of the VCU Urology Residency Program. The candidate will play a key role in resident education in the forms of outpatient clinical patient management, inpatient management, and operative training, as well as through participation in weekly conferences and didactic sessions. The Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center is one of Virginia's leading medical centers and serves as tertiary care referral center. This 1.2 million square foot facility is home to the latest and most sophisticated medical equipment and facilities for health care delivery for our nation's Heroes. Contained within the main building are a Polytrauma center of Excellence, a radiation therapy facility, an MRI suite, a large spinal cord injury and disorders unit, a hospice unit, nursing home care unit, and extensive ambulatory care facilities. The first heart transplants in the VA system were performed at the Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center and over three hundred and fifty transplants have been performed at the medical center.

Relocation and recruitment incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Thank you for your consideration

VHA Physician Total Rewards

Clinical Responsibilities:Provides a full range of services including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care in urology.Performs appropriate evaluation for patientsProvides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs in the Medical Center to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and managementParticipates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient careOrders diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisionsSpecific tasks are itemized in each physician Credentialing and Privileging package.

The following sections are enriching elements for the staff physician Academic/Teaching/Training/Administrative:Involved in performance improvement and quality assurance initiativesProvides leadership guidance and consultation to staff on units to which assignedIs involved in the supervision and teaching of house staff and other trainees assigned to unit as appropriateServes as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assist in implementation of treatment plan as appropriate regarding their patientsIs responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center or healthcare system, as appropriatePlans and oversees the completion of personal research programs, designed to provide information regarding program planning and relevant treatment approaches.

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