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Physician - Compensation & Pension
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →The C&P Examiner Physician (MD/DO) performs non-treatment outpatient examinations and medical opinions to provide sufficient competent medical evidence to decide a claim, including determination of current disability, severity, functional impact, and whether a current diagnosed disability is related to an event, injury, disease, or exposure incurred while in military service.
- →Additional evaluations may include examinations for active-duty service members for disability and fitness-for-duty purposes in support of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES), and pre-discharge examinations in support of the Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) and Quick Start (QS) programs.
- →The incumbent performs examinations and medical-legal opinions in accordance with applicable VA, VHA, VBA, and DoD requirements, local policies, and granted clinical privileges.
- →This position is aligned under Health Administration Service (HAS) at VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS).
- →The incumbent reports to the Chief, Compensation and Pension (C&P) Service Major Duties Include but not limited to: Perform disability benefits examinations for Veterans referred by the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), consistent with required templates, clinical protocols, and exam sufficiency standards.
- →Review available medical records and relevant evidence to support accurate history-taking, examination, and opinion formulation, consistent with C&P requirements and local processes.
- →Conduct comprehensive, objective, and reproducible clinical evaluations appropriate to the claimed condition(s), including assessment of severity and functional impact.
- →Provide medical opinions as requested to support adjudication, which may include opinions addressing diagnosis, etiology/nexus, aggravation, secondary conditions, and functional impairment, consistent with training, privileges, and applicable guidance.
- →Complete documentation in an accurate and timely manner in the VA electronic health record and required C&P systems, in accordance with VHA and VBA policies and local requirements.
- →Ensure exam reports and opinions are complete, internally consistent, and responsive to the requested questions to support adjudication decision-making.
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
Job ID: 5235f203-5c18-4834-9217-c0eb23ce50eb
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