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Physician ER Part-Time with EDRP Authorized
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 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
- →The staff physician (Emergency Department, ED) is responsible for maintaining professional, technical and administrative knowledge, competencies and skills to provide effective, timely and quality responses to patients who present themselves with acute or emergent health care problems.
- →The physician maintains high clinical standards that are carried into decision making processes and maintains both BCLS and ACLS certifications.
- →All physicians comply with credentialing and privileging and required monitoring and evaluation criteria.
- →The physicians comply with current standards for medical record documentation.
- →The ED physician provides service consisting of the diagnosis, care and treatment of patients who present to the Emergency Department; furnishes medical treatment, consultation and diagnosis upon request from other services; and supervises internal medicine residents on rotation to do the same.
- →Maintains a planned and systematic process for M&E and the quality and the appropriateness of care and treatment of patients and clinical performance of individuals with privileges.
- →Assumes responsibility for the continuous assessment and improvement of quality of patient care and services provided.
- →When involved in direct patient care or when supervising same, demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities to: conduct examinations; determine diagnosis; therapeutic ability; effectiveness in emergencies; patient management; consultation; patient education; specialty skills; dictation and record keeping.
- →Maintains a high standard of teaching through direct patient care experiences in the Emergency Department.
- →Resident supervision is performed through direct observation, teaching evaluations and/or performance evaluations.
- →Ensure effective supervision of residents in the section.
- →Precept medical students and teach courses, when applicable, at the Brown University School of Medicine.
- →For approved research studies, the individual will be evaluated on: identification of R&D problems; planning and execution of R&D programs; and publications.
- →Participates in committees as assigned and attends staff meetings as required by the credentialing process.
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.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓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).
- ✓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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