Summary

This position will be located at the Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Fredericksburg Health Care Center (FHCC). The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout all clinical and other Veterans care areas involved with the FHCC Neurology Section. This position reposts directly to the FHCC Neurology Leadership of the parent facility - Richmond VA Medical Center to ensure collaboration and alignment for goals of Central Virginia VA Health Care System.

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. 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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) 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
• 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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Sleep Physicians board certified - practice exclusively Sleep Medicine or a combination of sleep - and pulmonary Preferred Experience: Experience in Sleep Medicine
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ Physical Requirements: Applicants must meet the physical standards for the position
• A physical placement is required
• Required to lift 15-44 pounds - pushing (approximately 2 hours) - reaching above shoulders - use of fingers and both hands - walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling
• Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
• must have a depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors
• hearing aid is permitted.

Duties

• Duties include but not limited to the following: Sleep Physicians board certified - practice exclusively Sleep Medicine or a combination of sleep - and pulmonary depending on interest
• Assessment and evaluation of sleep disorders using a combination of clinical evaluation and physiologic testing
• Treatment of Veterans with sleep disorders with medications and other modalities such as CPAP - BiPAP - oral appliances - position education - referral for maxillofacial and upper airway surgery - etc
• Recognition of medical - neurologic - and psychiatric disorders displaying symptoms likely to be related to sleep disorder
• Supervision of medical instrument technicians
• Provide teaching for internal medicine residents - medical students - etc
• as assigned
• Ability to function within a large complex organization that requires cooperation with multiple services - including community care - prosthetics service - medical administrative - medical records - group medical practices - etc
• Other duties as assigned
• 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 Work Schedule: 08:00AM-4:30PM