We are seeking a Urologist join our team in the scenic & sunny - Southern Arizona, Tucson- VA Health Care System.

Our team of healthcare professionals are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of our veterans, their families, and caregivers.  

Job Duties:

The successful candidate is expected to provide a full range of Urology services to our Veterans, however, major duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performs urological surgical procedures on patients, including related admission, consultation, and work-up, preoperative, and postoperative care to correct or treat various conditions, illnesses, and injuries.
• Makes preliminary diagnosis; directs, prescribes, or provides treatment, arranges for specialized care or patient referral as required.
• Provides comprehensive urologic care including prevention, health maintenance, early diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up services to patients.
• Performs procedures in the Urology clinic such as cystoscopy, prostate biopsies.
• Performs robotic and non-robotic Urologic procedures in the operating room.
• Management of patients during their inpatient course, using consultants when appropriate and performs inpatient consultations on patients from other services.
• Conducts outpatient clinics; reviews patients' medications, diet, course of therapy, adherence to management plan and patient observations; modifies management plan as indicated; and instructs and counsels patients as required.
• Serves as a consultant to primary care physicians and accepts referrals and outpatient consultations from other providers.
• Refers patients as appropriate; works closely with allied health professionals; and participates in the Surgical Department Quality Assurance and Peer Review programs.
• Actively participates in Emergency and On-Call schedule.
• Establish professional working relationships with other clinical service providers within the center and outlying Community Base Outpatient Clinics (CBOCS), providing telephone and e-consultations, consultations as needed and screening consults that are received for appropriateness prior to scheduling.

Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) 

The Tucson VA Medical Center is a 295-bed hospital that provides training, primary care, and sub-specialty health care in numerous medical areas for eligible Veterans. It is the "Flagship" for the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), which serves over 170,000 veterans located in eight counties in Southern Arizona comprised of the medical center in Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Casa Grande, Green Valley, Safford, Sierra Vista, Yuma, Northwest, and Southeast Tucson.

It also is a Joint Commission-accredited, level 1a complexity teaching hospital, providing tertiary-level care. The SAVAHCS offers a beautiful 150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental health services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient psychiatry/substance use acute treatment unit, a 25-bed mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program for substance use disorders (SUD) and PTSD treatment, intensive outpatient programs for SUD and PTSD, homeless programs, and more. The SAVAHCS operates a 24-hour emergency department and is the host site for various regional referral centers of excellence including the Polytrauma Network Site, the Southwest Blind Rehabilitation Center, and the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MHRRTP). The SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Annually nearly 1,000 physician and associated health trainees participate in health care training programs at the SAVAHCS.

Community Information of Tucson, Arizona

Tucson - a major city in the Arizona Sun- Corridor. The largest city in Southern Arizona and the second largest city in the state after Phoenix. This vibrant desert city is known for its rich history, diverse culture, and stunning natural landscapes. Nestled in the Sonoran Desert and surrounded by majestic mountains. It offers a unique blend of outdoor adventure, Southwest Charm, and a thriving arts and culinary scene.

• Affordable Cost of Living – low cost of living and affordable housing with scenic views in family friendly and safe neighborhoods.
• Favorable weather all year round – Tucson boasts 350 days of sunshine every year and yet still offers distinct seasons meaning your days will be spent doing outdoor activities, i.e., hiking, biking, swimming, or just relaxing leisure walks. Is golf more your thing? Tucson offers some of the country’s best golf courses.
• Great College Atmosphere – The University of Arizona is in Tucson, you’ll find the campus, shops and cafes catering to the college crowd.
• Tucson is a great place to live for families, people who enjoy outdoor activities (hiking, cycling, running, etc.) and those who enjoy rich culture and an affiliation with a world class University. Tucson truly is a city with a friendly, small-town feel.

Benefits: 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.

In addition to the honor of serving America’s Heroes, a career at VHA provides a robust total reward$ package (see full brochure here) and offers many benefits including: 

• Generous education support programs, including loan repayment and reimbursement???  
• Unprecedented federal retirement benefits including a traditional pension (5 years’ vesting) and a federal 401K (TSP) with up to 5% in employer contributions
• VA’s Diversity, People & Culture

• Experience a high quality of life with full range of Federal Government benefits.
• We offer top of the line benefits including retirement, health/vision/dental insurance, performance pay and up to 55 days of paid leave per year and much more.
• Pay: $320,000 - $400,000, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized to a highly qualified candidate.
  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
• Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to assisting you to your new, rewarding career at the Veterans Health Administration!

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
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in any of the US States
• Board Certified in Urology by the American Board of Urology (ABU)
• Work Schedule: Full-time, Permanent, position. Shared call rotation required.

About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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