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Physician - Emergency Medicine
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 33 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at Lebanon VA Medical Center in Lebanon, PA.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent is responsible for the daily clinical operations of the Emergency Department and reports to the Medicine Service Line.
- →The incumbent will evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatment.
- →The incumbent will take part in continuing medical education and quality assurance activities.
- →The highest degree of good judgment, ethical behavior and professional demeanor is required at all times in the incumbents contact with patients, peers and all other employees.Major duties include, but are not limited to: Reports out/in at each change of shifts with the other ED physician for a hand off of patient care.
- →This "hand-off" must include a report of patient conditions, special instructions.
- →Enters note on all patients that are seen by the ED physician.
- →Hospital policies regarding documentation must be followed.
- →May need to respond to cardiopulmonary emergencies on the LVAMC campus.
- →Must be available for "backup" as identified on the published schedule.
- →Sustains collaborative working relationships with other staff, assist in resolving conflicts, and contribute to the accomplishment of VISN and Medical Center strategic goals and performance measures.
- →Works effectively within a team environment contributing to the effectiveness of the team to deliver safe, cost effective, quality, timely, and patient-focused care.
- →Actively demonstrates the ability to understand the complexity of an integrated medical care delivery system and how change affects the system as a whole.
- →Demonstrates ability to manage multiple task/priorities, and productively contributes to the health care delivery team.
- →Demonstrates the ability to think and act innovatively looking beyond day to day operations.
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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