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Physician - Compensation and Pension
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
About the Role
The Compensation and Pension (C&P) physician performs history and physical examinations, and evaluates appropriate diagnostic studies, and acts within the guidelines and quality indicators set forth by the Office of Disability and Medical Assessment (DMA), C&P Service, and the Veterans Health Service (VHS).
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to the following: Generates C&P examination reports that meet Office of Disability and Medical Assessment (DMA) indicators as well as facility C&P Service quality & timeliness indicators and are adequate for rating purposes.
- →Provides evaluation of the Veteran/Service Member in a safe & respectable manner, adhering to VA policies and procedures.
- →Performs history and physical examinations, and acts within the guidelines as well as performance indicators set forth by DMA, VA Central Office (VACO), Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) and/or the facility C&P Service.
- →Reviews all medical records inclusive of service treatment records, current medical treatment records, available private medical records, as well as VBMS records in the evaluation of Veterans' disability and pension claims.
- →Responsible for generating C&P exam reports utilizing Disability Benefits Questionnaire templates.
- →Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings and documentation.
- →Serves as a trainer for new-hire examiners as tasked by the Director C&P Service.
- →Demonstrates the ability to work and communicate effectively with others.
- →Performs additional duties which may include administrative, and/or managerial tasks as assigned by the Director C&P Service.
- →Works collaboratively with the Director C&P Service in the continuous process improvements of relevant programs and service operations to foster better internal and external customer services.
- →Engages in internal quality review procedures using clinical knowledge as well as facility C&P Service and DMA quality indicator guidelines.
- →Participates fully in educational development through C&P staff meetings and educational presentations.
- →Consults with and data shares with colleagues on C&P topics and literature findings.
- →Maintains CME certification and all professional training requirements to include, but not limited to, TMS and DMA, including required BLS.
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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓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.
- ✓The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 7885b4f7-ec3b-4d82-8601-4edc5e92d370
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