Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay). The Physician (Ophthalmology-Oculoplastics) will have a two-eighths appointment at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center within the Surgery Service, performing oculoplastics surgical procedures and providing oculoplastics clinical care for patients.

Duties

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 ideal candidate will have completed a year of subspecialty training in oculoplastics, including surgical/medical management of dermatochalasis, eyelid ptosis, eyebrow ptosis, ectropion, entropion, eyelid retraction, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, periorbital carcinoma, phthisical eye, anophthalmic socket, orbital tumors, and thyroid eye disease.The Physician (Ophthalmology - Oculoplastics) duties consist of, but are not limited to, the following: Conducts outpatient clinical evaluations for various oculoplastics conditions, illnesses, and injuries. Makes preliminary diagnosis; directs, prescribes or provides treatment, arranges for specialized care or patient referral as required. Makes preliminary diagnosis; directs, prescribes or provides treatment, arranges for specialized care or patient referral as required. Performs inpatient and emergency room consultations for various oculoplastics conditions, illnesses, and injuries. Serves as a consultant to primary care physicians and accepts referrals and outpatient consultations from other providers. Provides management of patients during their inpatient course, using consultants when appropriate and performs inpatient consultations on patients from other services. Performs surgical procedures within a wide scope of oculoplastics practice including but not limited to blepharoplasty, ptosis repair, brow lift, ectropion repair, entropion repair, eyelid retraction repair, dacryocystorhinostomy, conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy, reconstruction of periorbital defects after excision of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer, enucleation, evisceration, fornix reconstruction, orbitotomy Provides postoperative oculoplastics counseling, evaluation, and care Performs oculoplastics procedures in clinic including but not limited to eyelid lesion biopsy, eyelid lesion excision, chalazion incision and drainage, electroepilation, punctoplasty, punctal cautery, Quickert suture entropion repair Provides daily Emergency and On-Call coverage, when not on leave Functions in a teaching capacity by educating others (patients, staff, trainees, etc.) in the evaluation, assessment, management, and treatment of oculoplastics disorders. Helps with clinical and surgical training of residents and medical students Work Schedule: Tuesdays 7:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Daily after hours Emergency and On-Call coverage when not on leave

Requirements

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. Preferred Experience: Clinical and Surgical oculoplastics experience is preferred with graduation from an accredited ophthalmology residency program and completion of at least one year of an oculoplastics fellowship program Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: in accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Applicants must meet physical standards for the position. A physical examination prior to placement is required. This is a designated drug testing position. After appointment, you will be subject to random testing for illegal drug use. Requires lifting 15-44 pounds; pushing (approx. 2 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers and both hands; walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors. Hearing aid is permitted.

Education

1. Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or
2. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
3. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]

Contacts

• Address Ann Arbor VA Medical Center 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 US
• Name: Nikki Lane
• Phone: 734-222-7664
• Email: [email protected]