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Physician-Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
About the Role
This full-time, Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon position is assigned to the Operative Care Line (OCL) at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, Texas, one of the most complex facilities in the VA healthcare system.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be approved for highly qualified candidate.
- →Providing the range of advanced cardiac procedures and services (to include aortic arch surgery, heart transplant, and left ventricular assist device placement) of an experienced Cardiothoracic surgeon formally trained in cardiac transplantation and assist device implantation, to patients in the Operative Care Line.
- →Directing and treating the course of treatment of the advanced cardiothoracic surgery procedures for a wide range of patients from the healthy young to the geriatric patient, and/or from critically ill to the severely traumatized.
- →Demonstrating a proficiency of providing cardiac critical care services in the intensive care unit.
- →Evaluating complex patients, initiate the appropriate workup with appropriate tests, imaging and needed studies to provide evidence-based care needed to treat patients requiring cardiothoracic surgery and care.
- →Performing the entire range of cardiothoracic surgeries to include cardiac transplant, performing procedures under circulatory arrest.
- →Placing bridge and destination ventricular assist devices and performing extracorporeal life support procedures.
- →Work Schedule: To be discussed during the interview
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Personality Fit
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