Summary

The Dayton VA Medical Center is seeking a full-time Emergency Medicine Physician to join Specialty Service! This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as applications are received. Applications will remain on file until a selection is made. Board certification or eligibility in emergency medicine preferred - current employment in emergency 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 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: Board certification or eligibility in emergency medicine is preferred - current employment in emergency medicine
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting - 15-44 pounds
• Pushing 1-2 hours
• Reaching above shoulder
• Use of fingers
• Walking 2-8 hours
• Standing 2-8 hours
• Kneeling 0-1 hour
• Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
• Able to visually examine
• Depth perception
• Ability to distinguish basic colors
• Ability to distinguish shades of colors
• Hearing (aid permitted)
• Working closely with others.

Duties

• Emergency Medicine is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating unforeseen illness or injury
• It encompasses a unique body of knowledge as set forth in the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine
• The practice of Emergency Medicine includes the initial evaluation - diagnosis - treatment - coordination of care among multiple clinicians or community resources - and disposition of any patient requiring expeditious medical - surgical - or psychiatric care
• Duties of position are - but not limited to the following: Assess - evaluate - triage - diagnose - and initially treat patients who present in the ED with any symptom - illness - injury - or condition and provide services necessary to ameliorate minor illnesses or injuries and stabilize patients with major illnesses or injuries and to assess all patients to determine if additional care is necessary May admit to inpatient units after appropriate consultation with accepting service house staff or attending As a member of the facility code response team - resuscitation and ACLS may be performed outside the ED - as appropriate Abscess incision and drainage - including Bartholin's cyst Acute resuscitation - to include Advanced Cardiac Life Support Administration of local anesthesia Administration of thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction - stroke Arterial/venous puncture and cannulation Arthrocentesis and joint injection Bladder decompression and catheterization techniques Blood component transfusion therapy Burn management - including escharotomy Central venous access (Femoral - jugular - peripheral - internal - subclavian - and cutdowns) Chemical restraint of agitated patient Cricothyrotomy Delivery of newborn - emergency Dislocation/fracture reduction/immobilization techniques - including splint and cast applications Electrocardiography interpretation GI decontamination (emesis - lavage - charcoal) Hernia reduction Irrigation and management of caustic exposures Laryngoscopy - direct - indirect Lumbar puncture Management of epistaxis Nail trephine techniques Nasal cautery/packing Ocular tonometry Oxygen therapy Paracentesis Perform history and physical exam (to include pelvic examination) Peripheral venous cut down Preliminary interpretation of imaging studies Removal of foreign bodies - airway including nose - eye - ear - soft instrumentation/irrigation - skin or subcutaneous tissue Removal of IUD Repair of lacerations Slit lamp used for ocular exam - removal of corneal foreign body Spine immobilization Thoracentesis Thoracostomy tube insertion Transtracheal aspiration Variceal/nonvariceal hemostasis Able to perform pH testing of the tears 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: Compressed/Alternate
• Work variable shifts including nights - weekends and holidays.