Summary

The position involves inpatient and outpatient Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

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
• Preferred Experience: Pulmonary & Sleep experience Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: The position requires visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity
• This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking - sitting - typing - bending - pulling - and pushing
• Transferring objects may be required
• Staff may be required to don protective equipment in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• The candidate will have educational responsibilities for Pulmonary/ Critical Care fellows - Internal Medicine residents and medical students
• Applicants must possess a full and unrestricted license in any state and must qualify for an academic appointment at Wayne State University
• Applicants must be board certified in Internal Medicine - with subspecialty certification in Pulmonary Disease
• Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine boards are desirable
• Duties of the position include - but are not limited to: Attending responsibilities for the ICU team Teaching is an integral part of the work of a VA staff Pulmonologist
• Teaching and mentoring medical students - residents - and Fellows is required
• The staff Pulmonary/ Critical Care Specialist exercises corporate citizenship by serving as leader and/or active member on Medical Center committees as requested
• Inpatient and/ or outpatient consultations for Pulmonary and Critical Care
• Must be eligible for an academic appointment with the Wayne State University School of Medicine
• The staff Pulmonary/ Critical Care Specialist provides expanded access to services via off normal tour or on call periods
• Procedural skills may include arterial puncture - EKG interpretation - arthrocentesis - abdominal paracentesis - venti puncture - nasogastric tube insertion - PFT interpretation - moderate sedation - lumbar puncture - thoracentesis - intra-arterial line & central venous line placement - Swan-Ganz catheter insertion - FOB with routine procedures - FOB with trans bronchial biopsy/aspiration - chest tube insertion and fluoroscopy equipment usage
• Proficiency in procedures including intubation - general bronchoscopy - EBUS - thoracentesis - chest tube placement - arterial line placement - central line placement - paracentesis - and lumbar puncture
• Reviews - examines - selects diagnostic testing appropriately - and interprets/ collates results to coordinate patient care
• Communicates and documents with clarity to patients and medical personnel to coordinate patient care
• Timely documentation (notes and encounter forms) is necessary in all areas in accordance with facility policy
• All administrative work should be completed in a timely fashion
• Shares after hour call responsibilities with section physicians in rotation
• Provide treatment of pulmonary diseases and disorders in an outpatient setting - provide consultation services in an inpatient setting or emergent need
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment
• Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application
• Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply
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• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [email protected] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases
• Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay) 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: 32 hours every 2 weeks (per pay period) on nights and weekends (off-tour)
• Variable Tours