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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more. 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: Two (2) years of emergency department experience. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: This position requires a pre-employment physical. Requires lifting 15-44 pounds; pushing (approx. 2 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers and both hands; walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4. Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other. Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors. Hearing aid is permitted. ["VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.\nEducation Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This is a repayment program for qualified student loans, over a 5-year period and repayment of up to $200,000.\nEDRP Authorized: Contact Audrey West, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance at Audrey.West@va.gov. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases\nPaid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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)\nRetirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA\nInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)\nLicensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory\nCME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement\nMalpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided\nContract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Physicians appointed to the Medical Staff of the Marion VA Healthcare System and assigned to the Acute Care Section of the Medicine Service will function as independent licensed practitioners. The clinician will spend most of her/his time in direct patient care. Some portion of her/his time may be spent in the supervision of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and/or medical students. The physician may have some limited administrative work as assigned by the first line supervisor or service chief. Clinical Duties: The incumbent will follow EM practice that is consistent and in line with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Model for the Clinical Practice of EM and emergent care that is congruent with the facility's capabilities. Support and participation by EDs in the existing EMS system and provision of medical direction for the patients in the pre-hospital setting, where appropriate. An evaluation and emergency care provided to individual patients presenting to the ED that is consistent with all applicable standards and regulations, including compliance with the intent of the Emergency Medicine Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 1395dd. The following core privileges and core procedures are recommended for physicians granted emergency medicine privileges: Applicants BC/BE in EM, IM or FM meet the requirements for appropriate training based on completion of an accredited residency program in any of these specialties within the last 5 years. Physicians who are 5 years removed from a training program or who are not BC/BE in these specialties must provide evidence of appropriate training and/or current competence to be granted these privileges (this listing is not meant to be inclusive): Core Privileges. Core privileges are the standard, usual, and customary nonprocedural activities appropriate in the diagnosis and management of the organ systems and diseases encompassed by this specialty. Core privileges include the interview, evaluation, diagnosis, provision of treatment, rendering of opinion, completion of medical record, documentation of care, communication with patients and family regarding treatment, and communication with other care providers in accord with service privileges and with scope of licensure. These include requesting consultations and technical procedures to be performed by other physicians and qualified consultants/technicians. Core Procedures. Core procedures encompass those treatments and procedures granted to a practitioner in emergency medicine as a result of graduate training, postgraduate training and/or practice experience. Core procedures include but are not limited to the following list: Arterial punctures for blood testing and cannulation for blood pressure monitoring. Emergency Vascular Access (IO placement and CVC placement) Non-emergent and emergent airway management including mechanical ventilation, subject to the requirements of VHA Directive 2012-032, Out of Operating Room Airway Management (OOORAM) or successor Directive. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation including cardioversion/defibrillation and transcutaneous pacing. Wound management including: The use of local anesthesia, Foreign body removal, Incision and drainage, Wound repair, Foley catheter placement. Epistaxis control. Fracture/dislocation - initial management, including splints. Cervical Spine immobilization. Administration of thrombolytic therapy. Work Schedule: 12 hour shifts x 6 and 8 hour shift x 1"]

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