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Physician - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PMR) - Mather
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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 ANNOUNCMENT will remain open until July 20, 2026.
- →The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be May 27, 2026, with subsequent cut-off dates every 2 weeks.
- →Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.** VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday to Friday; 7:30am to 4:00pm Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →The incumbent evaluates, diagnoses, and manages patients with acute and chronic disabling conditions affecting function and quality of life.
- →The physician delivers care consistent with VHA policies, national clinical practice guidelines, and the Stepped Care Model for Pain Management (SCM-PM) where applicable.
- →Care is delivered in coordination with an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team and may include inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, procedural services, consultative services, and telehealth.
- →Provides comprehensive physiatric care to Veterans through clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment planning in outpatient PM&R clinics, inpatient rehabilitation units (if applicable), and consultative settings.
- →Manages musculoskeletal disorders, neurologic rehabilitation, spinal cord dysfunction, amputee rehabilitation, spasticity, and chronic pain conditions.
- →Performs procedures within approved clinical privileges, including electrodiagnostic studies (EMG/NCS), musculoskeletal and spine injections, ultrasound-guided procedures, chemo-denervation, and other interventional procedures as credentialed.
- →Performs medication management including opioids in accordance with VHA Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI) and opioid stewardship requirements.
- →Implements non-pharmacologic pain management strategies and coordinates interdisciplinary rehabilitation care.
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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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