Job Description
Summary
The Urogynecologist is part of the Primary Care Service line - reporting to the Clinic Chief of Primary Care with surgery privileges. The staff physician is responsible for maintaining professional and technical competencies and skill to deliver effective - timely and high-quality care to patients referred to the Gynecology Department.
Qualifications
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
- Board Certified Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit
- Physical Requirements: The incumbent must be able to perform all activities of the position without restriction
- This position may involve standing - walking - stooping - bending - reaching - lifting - and turning
- The work may involve going up and down flights of stairs.
Duties
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- VHA Physician Total Rewards
- Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not available 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 Duties include but are not limited to the following: Evaluation - diagnosis - treatment - consultation - and management of adult and geriatric patients with gynecologic and urogynecologic problems according to standard - customary - and usual methods - and techniques
- Treatment of neonates - children or adolescents is restricted to emergency treatment only
- He/she works under the clinical guidance of the Clinic Chief of Primary Care within the setting he/she is working
- Patient Care - addresses medical problems - practices within scope of privileges - arrives in OR/Clinic on time - and physically attends outpatient clinics - conducts medical assessment including history - physical - and mental status examination
- Formulates diagnoses based upon data collected and within scope of practice
- Orders laboratory and diagnostic tests as needed
- Medical/Clinical Knowledge - Maintains licensure - meets CME requirements - and participates in student training - as needed
- Interpersonal & Communication Skills - Electronic medical record entries are appropriate in tone and content
- Provides appropriate consultative evaluation - treatment - and/or fo11ow-up recommendations
- Professionalism - Participates in peer reviews/committees - and absence of validated disruptive or unprofessional behavior
- Systems - Based Practice - Complies with safety - security - and privacy policies - arranges proper clinical coverage during planned absences and complies with hand-off communication policy
- Work Schedule: Monday- Friday - 8:00am- 4:30pm
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