Physician (Staff) Geriatrics and Extended Care Program/CLC

Job description

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed

OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States

OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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

Exceptions: 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 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

In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action

Proficiency in spoken and written English

Additional Requirement: Board-certified physician in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine

Preferred Experience: Experience in long term care for the position of a staff physician in Geriatrics and Extended Care Program/CLC

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit

Physical Requirements: VA Handbook 5019/1 - Part II - Pre-Placement Physical Examinations and Evaluations.

Duties

Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLAHS) seeks a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine or experience in long term care for the position of a staff physician in Geriatrics and Extended Care Program/CLC

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package

VHA Physician Total Rewards

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP - a student loan payment reimbursement program

You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date

Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application

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 physician must have full - current - and unrestricted medical license to practice

Must be Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine and have knowledge and experience in caring for older patients or patients in long-term care setting

Will perform the following duties but not limited to the following: Performs clinical care of older patients with multiple complex health problems in a long-term care setting

Works collaboratively with other physicians - Nurse Practitioners - physician assistants

Will supervise/teach geriatrics fellows - medical residents - and trainees in other health related disciplines

Collaborates with the Medical Director in maintaining quality assurance and administrative needs in the nursing home care setting

Collaborates with other healthcare disciplines - especially nursing

Must quality for a faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level or higher at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)

Communicates and treats customers (veterans - their representatives - visitors - and all VA staff) in a courteous - tactful - and respectful manner

Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures

Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately

Protects printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws - Federal regulations - VA statutes and policy - and VHA policy

Protects the data from unauthorized release or from loss - alteration - or unauthorized deletion

Follows applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files - release of access codes - etc

Uses word processing software to execute several office automations functions such as storing and retrieving electronic documents and files

activating printers

inserting and deleting text - formatting letters - reports - and memoranda

and transmitting and receiving e-mail

Uses the Veterans Health Information and Technology Architecture (VistA) to access information in the Medical Center Computer System

Demonstrates infection control practices for disease prevention (i.e

hand washing - universal precautions/isolation procedures - including TB requirement/precautions

Work Schedule: Full-time - permanent position

Tour of duty will be determined.

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Worksite address

los angeles, CA, 90079, US

Who can apply

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