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Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be determined by highly qualified candidates.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Ms. Ronda Eady at ronda.eady@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator 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
The Hospice and Palliative Care physician is responsible for the care of Veterans and their families to identify, control and alleviate physical, and emotional discomfort, and other symptoms that often accompany a serious or chronic health condition. The physician will use their medical expertise to focus on providing management of patient's symptoms, in addition to holding meetings with family members regarding goals of care and ensuring that delivery of care is coordinated across both inpatient and outpatient health care settings.
Duties included but are not limited to:
~Provides overall guidance to and collaboration with various staff members within his/her service and across the facility, to include formal collaboration with Advance Practice Nurses approved to prescribe limited controlled substances in conjunction with full practice authority.
~Perform histories, examinations, assessments and plans for Hospice Palliative Care (HPC) outpatients and inpatients and coordinate all evaluations, diagnostic testing, clinical follow up, and care coordination.
~Participate in peer review and case review in Primary Care, Geriatrics, Palliative Care and upon request by Quality Management.
~Collaborate with the GEC nurse practitioners/ Physician Assistants
~Lead the Interdisciplinary Team in Palliative Care Consults and the day-to-day management of Veterans in the Hospice Palliative Care Unit.
~Help facilitate Palliative Care and Hospice admissions, post discharge care and specialty consultations as needed.
~Participate in evaluation of Veterans and completion of consults for Palliative Care
~Participate in Interdisciplinary Team meetings
~Determine appropriateness and eligibility for Veterans referred to Hospice
~Comply with all pertinent medical staff guidelines, policies, and procedures
~Maintain current requirements for credentialing and privileging including necessary license and certifications.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:430pm
Starting at $235,000 Per Year (VM 15)