The VA Medical Center (VAMC), located in Beckley, WV, is an 18-bed general medical and surgical facility with a 50-bed Community Living Center (CLC). We are looking to add a BE/BC Hospitalist to our highly qualified care team, who is a highly motivated and shares our commitment to providing excellent care to our US veterans.

The Beckley, VA Medical Center is small enough to connect with the patients but big enough to still have some of the newest equipment available.  We foster excellence  through  mentorship, leadership, and educational programs, giving you the tools, you need to serve our Veterans the best.

Duties include but not limited to:

• • Direct patient care in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
  • Provide diagnosis and treatment to adult patients presenting with conditions that are applicable to his/her practice, training, experience or current competence.
  • Provide treatment of pulmonary diseases and disorders in an outpatient setting, provide consultation services in an inpatient setting or emergent need.
  • Evaluate and Treat sleep disorders based Polysomnography if sleep certified
  • Interpret Pulmonary Function Tests
  • Perform minor procedures per credentialing and privileging approvals.
  • Perform Bronchoscopies
  • Order routine diagnostic imaging studies and labs.
  • Participate actively in performance improvement and attend assigned meetings or process action teams. Work collaboratively with other specialties.
  • Follow VA directives and polices and maintains current in Basic Life Support (BLS) and if required Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
  • Possess computer skills to access and input typed data on each patient into the computerized patient record system (CPRS).
  • Maintain license to practice medicine in a state, territory or commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.
  • Required to possess full and unrestricted licensure and to maintain current registration.

Here are a few of the benefits for working at the Beckley VAMC:

• Excellent compensation – Based on your qualifications, you will receive an excellent base salary with biennial market pay raises & annual cost of living pay raises
• Sign-on incentive available – Authorized
• Student Loan Forgiveness (EDRP) - Up to $200,000  in student loan reimbursement available – Up to $40,000 per year for up to 5 years
• Generous time away from practice – 26 days of annual leave, 13 annual sick days and 11 paid federal holidays
• Insurance – Federal health / vision / dental / term life / long-term care available
• Annual CME allowance with 5 days for attending CME events
• Malpractice Insurance – Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• TSP/401K with up to 5% in VA matching contributions
• Qualify for defined federal pension after 5 years of federal service

Beckley, WV is a hidden gem of a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of southern  West Virginia. Because of its location, on Interstate 77 & Interstate 79, Beckley is known as the gateway to southern WV.  It is rich in natural beauty, sweeping mountain views and cool, rushing mountain streams.

Beckley is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream. We have hiking, fishing, hunting, whitewater rafting, mountain bicycling, kayaking, and several ski resorts and much more. We have multiple state parks with lots of amenities, as well as the National New River Gorge Park.

About Veterans Administration Medical Center

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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