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Physician (Sleep Medicine)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center is recruiting for one (1) Physician- Sleep Medicine. Incumbent will be a member of the Medical Service and will participate in patient care, teaching and administrative activities as assigned. They will function as an independent physician provider, and they will provide medical care in the spectrum of their field of training and privileging and in all aspects of patient care including inpatient/outpatient care. Join our dedicated/talented team!
What You'll Do
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- →DUTIES Incumbent will work as an independent physician provider in the Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Section within the Medicine Service line.
- →They will provide medical care in the spectrum of their field of board eligible/board certified expertise in all aspects of patient care including outpatient care, and if desired, inpatient care.
- →The Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center is a major teaching affiliate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and an interest in teaching trainees in sleep medicine is strongly preferred.
- →The incumbent will be a member of Pulmonary/Critical Care Section/Medical Service and will participate in patient care, teaching, research, quality improvement, and administrative activities of the Division, as assigned.
- →The incumbent will be responsible for, but not limited to the following duties: Provide expert consultation and treatment to patients in areas of personal expertise in the outpatient sleep and/or pulmonary clinics.
- →If interested, opportunities on pulmonary consults as well as the Intensive Care Unit may also be available.
- →Triage and evaluate consultations for inpatient and outpatient pulmonary and sleep specialty.
- →Obtain medical histories, conduct physical examinations, order, and evaluate appropriate laboratory testing, and plan and prescribe treatment for patients.
- →Interpret sleep studies including Polysomnography, home sleep tests, PAP titrations, MSLT, and other sleep testing Participate in teaching the in-training sleep fellows and staff the Trainee clinic.
- →Coordinate medical management and care within their discipline with Primary Care providers and other Medical/Surgical services and personnel in a multidisciplinary health care delivery system.
- →If inpatient service is desired, the incumbent will provide on-call services for the section as assigned.
- →Shares after hour call responsibilities with section physicians in rotation Participate in monitoring the quality, safety, and appropriateness of patient care, both at the Section and facility level.
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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