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Physician (Physical Medicine & Rehab)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 110 days ago
About the Role
The Long Beach VA Healthcare System is hiring a full-time staff physician in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System in California. The staff physician will provide services to the outpatient PM&R service, with occasional inpatient cross-coverage as needed, and will report to the RMS supervisor/chief of PM&R. Additional collateral duties may be assigned, limited to the provider's abilities and privileges, depending on the needs of the PM&R Service.
What You'll Do
- →The Long Beach VA Healthcare System is hiring one full-time staff physician in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Health Care Group (PM&R HCG) at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System in Long Beach, California.
- →The staff physician will provide services to the outpatient PM&R service with occasional inpatient cross-coverage as needed and reports to the RMS supervisor/chief of PM&R.
- →Additional collateral duties may be assigned, limited to the abilities and privileges of the provider, depending on the needs of the PM&R Service.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Treatment interventions may include musculoskeletal and soft tissue injections.
- →Possible coverage for subspecialty clinics (e.g.
- →General Duties: Documents clinical assessments, treatment decisions, plan of care, ongoing management, and therapeutic outcomes, orders medications, diagnostic tests, and places appropriate referrals where needed for every patient encounter; documentation will be accomplished using the electronic comprehensive patient record system (CPRS), and will be completed within 24 hours of the encounter.
- →Medications will be prescribed according to federal and state laws as well as VA policies.
- →Responds to computerized "view Alerts" and to MyHealtheVet/Secure Messaging requests from veterans/family members on the day of receipt (weekends excepted); follows pertinent guidelines, including completion of clinical reminders in CPRS; access and timeliness standards; prescription order entry, National VA Formula requirements, and Customer Services standards.
- →Works efficiently with patients, families, members of the multi-disciplinary team, and other VALBHS staff, demonstrates flexibility in responding to clinic demands, adheres to personal and professional obligations and responsible, practice, and ethical standards, and sustains a work environment that is harmonious and customer service oriented.
- →Conducts themself in a professional manner; treats patients, visitors, and staff in a courteous manner.
- →Completes appropriate evaluation and paperwork for special incidents such as medication errors, falls, injuries, adverse drug reactions, etc.
- →Participates in the continuous quality improvement program and attends meetings as directed.
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.
- ✓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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