Summary

At the Birmingham VA Health Care System - our healthcare teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans - their families - and caregivers. Our health care system provides primary care and specialty health services - including cardiology - mental health services - neurology - oncology - hospice and palliative care - and more.

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
• Additional Requirement: The applicant must qualify for academic appointment at the affiliate university
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting (15-44 pounds)
• Light Carrying (under 15 pounds)
• Walking (up to 1 hour)
• Standing (up to 1 hour)
• Hearing aid permitted
• Ability to perform rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
• hearing (aid permitted)
• emotional/mental stability.

Duties

• The Birmingham VAMC is seeking a board certified or board eligible gastroenterologist that will provide full spectrum gastroenterology coverage and care - with a focus on advanced and therapeutic endoscopy
• 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 The selectee will perform advanced endoscopic procedures including both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) - including but not limited to endoscopic cyst gastrostomy placement and celiac plexus neurolysis - endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) - and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)/endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for both foregut and colonic disease
• This physician will provide comprehensive medical and specialty consultation services for both outpatients and inpatients at the Birmingham VAMC
• The physician may be responsible for performing standard GI procedures such as upper endoscopy (EGD) - colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy as needed
• He/she will serve on committees - participate in quality assurance programs - and assist our facility to meet established performance measures
• Significant research training and experience is preferred
• Teaching and supervision of physician trainees at multiple levels is an integral component of the position
• Work Schedule: Part time - variable - Monday - Friday - 8:00 to 4:30
• total time 15 hours/week