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Physician (Endocrinology)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 43 days ago
About the Role
The Millington VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Millington, TN is recruiting for a Endocrinology Physician to serve as a full-time Specialty Care physician. The position is accountable to the Chief of Specialty Care, for assuring the most effective delivery of state-of-the-art care by meeting or exceeding compliance standards.
What You'll Do
- →General duties include, but are not limited to: Clinical practice, supervising and teaching Endocrine fellows, residents and medical students.
- →Providing consultation on various forms of endocrine disease states, both for diagnosis and treatment in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
- →Expected to share attending call responsibilities with other Endocrinologists in covering some nights, weekends and holiday calls as needed.
- →The physician will round with the team of fellow(s), resident(s), and medical student(s) as regards to inpatient settings.
- →Lead and manage the Endocrine team consisting of Endocrine fellows, residents, medical students, Pharmacists, Mid-Level Providers, etc. while on inpatient service or in clinical setting.
- →The Endocrine/Diabetes Physician (MD/DO) is administratively responsible to the Chief of Medicine.
- →Clinical oversight is provided by the collaborating physician, Section Chief, Endocrinology.
- →The physician, as a member of the department, communicates with other healthcare providers to manage consults and additional services as required.
- →Recognizing patients appropriate for referral or consultation with the collaborating physician.
- →Consultations with collaborating physicians may occur through personal, telephone, or electronic media contact.
- →Clinical activities may include, but are not limited to, clinical assessment and evaluation - Inpatients and Outpatients.
- →Health care management of assigned veteran patients with acute and chronic illnesses.
- →Ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic studies.
- →Ordering consultation and referrals - Inpatients and Outpatients.
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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