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Physician - Hospitalist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
VA Black Hills is seeking a Hospitalist to care for Veterans within the Specialty Care Service Line. The Hospitalist is responsible for the evaluation, management and care for patients in the acute inpatient ward, intensive care unit, emergency department and/or urgent care. As a float position, the incumbent provides coverage across both the Fort Meade and Hot Springs campuses, depending on shift and staffing needs, including travel to Hot Springs to provide urgent care coverage when required.
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.
- →Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: Manages inpatients with general adult medical illnesses, including histories and physical examinations, rounding, progress notes, discharge planning, and timely completion of discharge summaries.
- →Performs inter-professional rounds on assigned medical wards, managing, and participating in the patients' care.
- →Participates in quality management/assurance and chart review activities.
- →Serves on Medical Staff committees.
- →Performs medical consultation and pre-operative risk assessment on inpatient med/surg patients.
- →Provides patient care decisions regarding admissions, discharges, transfers to a higher level of care, and referrals for admission to VA from outside facilities.
- →Performs history and physicals, establish medical diagnoses, order laboratory and radiographic tests, order appropriate consults, and develops assessments and plans for all assigned patients.
- →Provides inpatient coverage of internal medicine patients on the Acute Medical ward and the Intensive Care Unit.
- →Coordinates medical care of patients with the emergency department and other services as indicated.
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.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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