Summary

This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive is authorized for a highly qualified candidate.

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 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
• Preferred Experience and Certifications All Specialties Experience in disaster medicine and/or completed advanced training (i.e
• fellowship) in disaster or wilderness medicine
• This may include experience in medical deployments
• Additionally - training and/or experience in critical care medicine is favored
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certifications from American Heart Association (AHA) or Military Training Network (MTN) are highly preferred: Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• (AHA certification preferred.) BLS/ACLS certification is recommended - but not required - for candidates who are board certified in Emergency Medicine (VHA Directive 1177 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - January 4 - 2021)
• The selected employee will be required to receive these certifications prior to assuming clinical responsibilities and ensure current certifications after employment is maintained
• At least 1 year experience as a Physiatrist
• Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Fiber Nerve Conduction Study
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position - with or without reasonable accommodation - without hazard to themselves or others
• Depending on the essential duties of a specific position - usable vision - color vision - hearing or speech may be required
• however - in most cases - a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid.

Duties

• The selected candidate will be responsible to the Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care
• He/she must have working knowledge of inpatient and outpatient services in physical medicine and rehabilitation - including physiatry - physical therapy - occupational therapy - speech and language pathology - recreational therapy - social work - psychology - rehabilitation nursing care - and audiology
• Duties include but are not limited to: Being accessible and available to personnel in the Rehab team and Primary Care and Specialty Clinics for consultation on complex cases
• Providing assessment of physical and functional status of Veterans in the Physical Medicine Clinics
• Providing electromyography as required by the program
• Ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements
• Advocating for the Veteran for access to care for individuals with functional limitations - hearing/speech limitations - and participation restrictions
• Assisting Veterans through appropriate referral to staff that can help facilitate removal of architectural - environmental - attitudinal - financial - communication - employment - transportation and other barriers to individuals with disabilities
• Ensuring that consults requesting Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation services are performed in a timely manner and that the results are made readily available to the referring practitioners
• Ensure direct patient care in his/her programs is clinically necessary and appropriate
• Assuming complete professional responsibility for clinical assessments - patient-care decisions and documentation
• Promoting and assuring coverage for telehealth practice and activities
• Assisting in the design - development and implementation of clinical programs
• Provides oversight for the education of medical students - residents and fellows rotating in PM&R
• Work Schedule: Full Time - Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Financial Disclosure Report: Not required