Physician - Geriatrics & Extended Care

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.

01Basic 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. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Additional Requirement: Board certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) in either Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine.

Vancouver, Washington sits on the north bank of the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon. The Pacific Coast is less than 90 miles to the west. Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and Mt. Hood are less than two hours away!

The Geriatric and Extended Care Physician will provide direct patient care in the Community Living Center (CLC) seeing adults with acute and chronic medical conditions along a continuum of CLC care including skilled nursing, long term care, patients on chronic ventilators, and hospice/palliative care. Duties include but are not limited to: Evaluates and manages adults who have single or multiple disorders in all of the subspecialties in the broad field of internal, family, or geriatric medicine.

Provide direct patient care including admission, discharge, mandatory care conferences, all day-to-day aspects of patient care, standard of care documentation, and delivery of care per facility policy. Attend mandatory meetings and is a member of a multidisciplinary team in the CLC May be asked to supervise students, residents and fellows in the CLC.* Expected to engage in quality and safety activities related to their sphere of work including peer reviews.

Other administrative duties may be assigned as needed, such as the organization of a quality improvement project or participation in a project-based workgroup. Other duties as directed or assigned. *Will require Board Certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) in the specialty/sub-specialty indicated in the announcement VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

Contact [email protected] and [email protected] for questions/assistance 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: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM PST, varying hours