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Physician - Emergency Medicine
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The VA Sioux Falls Health Care System is recruiting for a full time Emergency Room Physician in Sioux Falls, SD. The Physician will provide care to patients who present to the Sioux Falls Emergency Department and reports directly to the Chief of Emergency Department. This is an open continuous announcement. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred until filled.
What You'll Do
- →The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
- →This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
- →As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
- →This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
- →This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
- →The ED Physician provides emergency healthcare for patients in a level 2 emergency room.
- →Duties of the Provider: Physician is assigned patients to treat who check into the Emergency Department (ED).
- →The Physician (Emergency Medicine) will work with patients, non-VA health care, specialists, assigned team members and Primary Care PACT to provide healthcare.
- →The patients seen in the ED range from 1 to 5 on the Emergency Severity Index (ESI).
- →The Physician (Emergency Medicine) will work with the inpatient wards and non-VA facilities performing admissions and transfers.
- →The Physician (Emergency Medicine) may also function in occupational health performing physicals and evaluations and treating employees for injuries.
- →Required to attend staff meetings, serves on committees, teams, workgroups, and peer reviews as requested.
- →Completes CME, VA Training, HIPAA, Security training, and other training mandatory trainings.
- →In additional to the duties listed above the Physician will perform clinical privileges within the Emergency Medicine privileges approved by MEC.
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.
- ✓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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