Physician - Pulmonologist/Critical Care

Summary

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.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting The Staff Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician provides comprehensive pulmonary and critical care services to Veterans at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. 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. Participates in General Medical Staff and Medicine Service meetings and serves on committees as requested. Performs other duties as assigned by the Medical Center Director, Chief of Staff, Service Chief, or Pulmonary Section leadership. Work Schedule: (Intermittent/Part Time) Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs).

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed; OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States; OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences. Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. In rare and unusual circumstances, the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer, who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience, accomplishments, performance, and qualifications warrant such action. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: In accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Education

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted. Schools of osteopathic medicine approv