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Physician (Physiatrist) Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - EDRP Authorized
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 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
- →This is an open continuous announcement and will remain open until the closing date or until the position is filled.
- →Eligible applications received will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until the position is filled. --- The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS) staff physiatrist reports to the Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS).
- →A staff physiatrist routinely performs inpatient and outpatient musculoskeletal and neuromuscular examinations, determines diagnoses, and initiates treatments that emphasize restoration of function.
- →The staff Physiatrist works with a team of health care providers to establish a comprehensive rehabilitation program.
- →Service Responsibilities: The Staff Physiatrist under the guidance and direction of the Chief of PM&RS will oversee and collaborates to ensure that all applicable clinical functions, as assigned by Chief of PM&Rs are completed timely and optimally.
- →Manages out-patient and in-patient patients including CLC patients.
- →Provides polytrauma rehabilitative care including TBI/SCI Leads or participates in clinics focused on an amputee care, seating/power mobility care, non-interventional pain management Administration of trigger point, intraarticular, intrasheath, and joint injections with or without an ultrasound guidance Performs an/a EMG/NCV testings.
- →Executes clinical and non-clinical assignment efficiently, timely and courteous service to all veterans seeking rehabilitative care, and make clinical notes readily available to the referring practitioners.
- →Educational Responsibilities: Collaborates with other providers of the PM&R Service and other services in providing an appropriate clinical education to medical students, residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and allied health trainees as needed or requested by the PM&R Service Chief.
- →Maintains Continuing Medical Education (CME), State Medical License, board certification (if indicated), certification in CPR-BLS/RQI, and timely completion of VA mandated trainings assigned via the TMS (Training Management System).
- →Administrative Responsibilities: In partnership with the Chief PM&Rs and prior approval, the incumbent physiatrist is expected to participate in administrative role, strategic planning, and other organizational initiatives for the service.
- →Attends mandatory huddles and meetings as instructed by the PM&Rs Service Chief.
- →Also, if requested or assigned by the Chief, PM&Rs Service, the Staff Physiatrist will attend meetings and expected to contribute to the PM&Rs Service management meetings, committees, councils;...etc., by providing appropriate inputs.
- →Actively participates and promotes performance improvement and system re-design measures to the betterment of the PM&Rs Service.
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.
- ✓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
Job ID: b85eb4bb-e775-4920-8e59-67ff9c41bf8c
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