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Physician (Staff Urologist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
About the Role
The Staff Urologist is responsible for the care and administrative needs of the urological surgery patient in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Duties include but are not limited to the following: This position will be considered a leadership position with on-call, urological emergencies, and surgical duties, in addition to non-operative clinical responsibilities.
- →This is best defined as the in-house administrative position of the service because it coordinates the Attending functions as well as the Nursing and clerical functions to maintain a clinic atmosphere most conducive to quality patient care, as well as, responsible financial management of resources.
- →Provide medical and surgical care for both inpatients and outpatients in the Urology Surgery section.
- →The Urology Surgery service encompasses a broad range of pathologic entities with both conservative as well as surgical treatment options.
- →These patients often have severe concomitant medical problems, mental health and chronic pain issues and are multi-symptomatic.
- →This intense interaction requires that the Urologist make and implement sound and reasonable decisions and demonstrate above average personal and team performance / cooperation.
- →Exemplary attention to accuracy and detail is required.
- →The Urologist shall coordinate patient care programs based upon the patient complaint(s) and shall perform as a minimum, the following duties: Admission History and Physicals, preoperative evaluations, orders, progress notes, aftercare plans and discharge summaries.
- →Provide and develop medical education /counseling of patients and their families with a focus on excellent customer service.
- →Exhibits leadership and primary responsibility for admissions and medical care of patients, may coordinate these activities with residents/fellows/students if present on service.
- →Provider inpatient and outpatient operative surgical care for the Urology patient.
- →Demonstrate the ability to diagnose and treat urological surgery patients seen in consultation with other health care providers.
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.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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