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Physician - Pulmonary and Critical Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
Come Join Our Team! The Salem VA Medical Center located in Salem, Virginia is looking for a Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician to help care for our Veterans in Southwest Virginia. Incumbent will be board-eligible or board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care Medicine, or some combination thereof that is acceptable to the administration, with a strong emphasis and preference placed on board certified Pulmonary/Critical Care physicians. Sleep certification is a plus.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →The incumbent provides initial medical assessment and evaluation of patients, which includes focused history, physical examinations, and acquiring pertinent diagnostic investigations.
- →Evaluates all new pulmonary consults, both inpatient and outpatient, with appropriate responses provided to the consulting party (including treatment plans, if applicable) within National, VISN, or facility guidelines.
- →Diagnosis and treatment within the scope of the Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and/or Sleep Disorders specialty are required.
- →Telephonic contact is required for urgent or emergent situations.
- →Facilitates the delivery of appropriate patient care in collaboration with other health professionals, Medical Center staff, and management.
- →Participates in the call rotation established for the section.
- →Engage in discussions of treatment plans with patients, family members, or other involved parties as appropriate, maintaining the requirements of COBRA and HIPAA guidelines.
- →Exhibits leadership in suggesting and instituting changes in patient care programs based on current concepts and findings from the medical literature.
- →Completes all medical record documentation in CPRS within prescribed timeframes.
- →Participates in the formal education of the residents, fellows and medical students by presenting teaching rounds, lectures, conferences, etc.
- →Participates in grading sessions for medical students, house staff and other trainees assigned to the Section; completes evaluations within expected timeframes.
- →Meets scholarly activity requirements, including peer-reviewed publication and national professional organization participation, as expected.
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 evaluation.
- ✓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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