Summary

The Amarillo Veterans Health Care System is seeking a qualified Physician for the Full Time Thoracic Surgeon position. Please see announcement CAZM-12821285-26-IA (VIN 12821285) if interested in Part-Time position.

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
• Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in 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
• Licensure: 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - OR (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - 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
• Residency Note: 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 or fee-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
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Duties

• Thoracic surgery involves the diagnosis and treatment of condition - injuries and diseases that affect the organs in the thorax or chest
• Specialists in this field care for patients with a wide range of thoracic diseases such as occupational and environmental lung disease - tuberculosis - cystic fibrosis - benign and malignant tumor of the lungs - chest wall - esophagus - stomach and mediastinal contents - malfunction of the esophagus - abnormalities of the heart and great vessels - and diaphragmatic hernia
• Duties include but are not limited to: Obtaining medical histories and performing physical examinations - Providing and coordinating medical care for assigned patients in any care setting - including establishing diagnoses - formulating and implementing care plans - and providing follow-up care - Ordering diagnostic studies and other special tests - such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Computerized Tomography (CT) scans - etc. - Carrying out health promotion - disease prevention - and patient education activities - Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens - Ordering ancillary services - such as - pharmacy - social services - physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies - prosthetic services - etc. - Ordering VA specialty service consults and initiate requests for non-VA medical care and consults in accordance with VHA and local facility policy and procedures - Ordering patient care supplies - Writing orders for or prescribing medications - Admitting and discharging patients - Obtaining admission history and performing physical examinations - Conducting patient rounds - documenting progress notes and summaries in the patient record - and writing patient orders on assigned patients - Obtaining and documenting informed consent for treatments and procedures - etc
• Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be authorized for highly qualified individual(s) 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 Work Schedule: Full-Time - TBD (Typically 0800-1630 CST - M-F) VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards.