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Physician - Pulmonologist/Critical Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
About the Role
The Syracuse VA Medical Center is seeking an Intermittent Staff Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician to provide high-quality care to Veterans. The physician will provide inpatient and outpatient pulmonary and critical care services, consultations, and procedures while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support safe, timely, patient-centered care.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →This is an intermittent position.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Provides inpatient and outpatient Pulmonary and Critical Care services, including consultation, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of patients.
- →Provides inpatient Pulmonary consultation services and Critical Care attending services on a rotational basis within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and step-down inpatient units.
- →Performs bronchoscopy and other clinical procedures within the Pulmonary Section and within the physician's scope of practice.
- →Provides sleep medicine consultation and participates in the evaluation and interpretation of sleep studies.
- →Participates in inter-hospital transfers and coordination of care for patients as needed.
- →Collaborates with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, Primary Care providers, and other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to ensure timely and appropriate patient care and referrals.
- →Provides supervision, instruction, and clinical education to Pulmonary/Critical Care fellows, medical residents, and other trainees.
- →Participates in educational activities associated with fellowship and Internal Medicine residency programs and may participate in research and scholarly activities related to professional interests.
- →Participates in peer review, quarterly chart reviews, quality assurance, and ongoing process improvement activities to promote quality, efficiency, and timely access to care.
- →Maintains required General Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, and Critical Care board certification, training, and professional competencies.
- →Completes medical record documentation timely and in accordance with VA policies, regulations, Medical Staff Bylaws, and applicable standards of 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 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/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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