The Department of Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinics is growing! - Urologist
Washington, Washington DC, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Urology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Location
100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton, Virginia, 23667, United States
Visa Sponsorship
Yes
Job Description
Last Update:
11/18/24
The Department of Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinics is growing!
If you love the beach, enjoy music/art, and appreciate the military-look no further & come care for veterans as a Urologist Hampton VA Medical Center in Hampton, VA! Our Physician Provider will be based out of the main outpatient clinic, as we provide the best whole-health care for veterans in an outpatient setting!
The Western Branch Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (WBCBOC) is scheduled to open in April of 2025. Those hired for these positions will be required to work at the VA Medical Center or one of the other CBOCs (management determination based on need) until the WBCBOC opens. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
Job Responsibilities
• Participate in and/or manage all aspects of a general urology surgery program, to include clinical, administrative, academic and research components if warranted.
• Manage patient workload within available staffing, which may include support of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and residents.
• Coordinate care with VA's tertiary care facilities and VA-DoD sharing partners and be responsible for the structure and details of the physician rounding schedules and nighttime coverage systems relevant to the care of the urological patient.
• Perform the usual administrative components of patient care management such as: documentation of progress notes and consultation findings in an electronic medical record, dictation and electronic signature of operative reports and hospital discharge summaries, and electronic entry and signature of all doctor's orders for inpatients and outpatients, etc.
• Provide surgical treatment for genitourinary injury and diseases including major and minor procedures, consultations for inpatients and outpatients, and participate in VA approved cooperative research studies.
• Involved in performance improvement and quality assurance initiatives.
• Provides leadership guidance and consultation to staff on units to which assigned.
• The Urologist is involved in the supervision and teaching of house staff and other trainees assigned to unit as appropriate.
• Serve as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assist in implementation of treatment plan as appropriate regarding their patients
Qualifications
• 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.
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