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Physician (Gastroenterologist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The Gastroenterologist is expected to provide comprehensive patient care to inpatient services, consultative inpatient care, and outpatient specialty care at the Lexington VA Healthcare System. The physician will manage patients with ongoing medical conditions, in collaboration with other services of the Lexington VA Healthcare System. The incumbent is accountable to the Chief of GI and Chief of Medicine Service. This position is 100% clinical.
What You'll Do
- →Duties may include but are not limited to: Current BLS/ACLS required.
- →Provides direct patient care specific to Gastroenterology in the ambulatory clinic setting and inpatient units.
- →Ensure the quality of care of Veterans being treated.
- →Communicates and documents with clarity to patients and medical personnel to coordinate patient care Provide collaboration on the clinical care as appropriate.
- →Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning and conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive care.
- →Provide a range of therapeutic interventions specific to Gastroenterology and have clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management.
- →Consultative and direct input to inpatient care.
- →Collaborate with midlevel providers and physician colleagues with clear communication and documentation.
- →Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with Joint Commission, CARF, CA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, VISN standards, national statues and regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory continuing education, and HIPPA policies.
- →Participate in quality assurance programs and chart reviews.
- →Responsible for all performance metrics that are affected by inpatient/outpatient medicine, including but not limited to various metrics such as SAIL, ORYX, LOS, UM admission and continued stay, etc.
- →Perform other duties assigned by the Chief of Medicine or designee (i.e., Administrative Officer) VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be Authorized to Highly Qualified candidate Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
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
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