This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (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 appointment. 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.

Duties

The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) consists of two inpatient campuses located at Little Rock and North Little Rock and eight Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCS). Little Rock is the capital city of Arkansas, located in the central part of the state. Little Rock has earned a reputation among history buffs, foodies, and art lovers as an exciting place to live. Residents can spend their weekend exploring the historic Arkansas State Capitol, wandering through the Arkansas Art Center, or enjoying, the beautiful Ozark Mountains. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (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 appointment. 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. Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Contact Mary Lassiter [email protected], 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 Major Duties ~ Develops and implements complex, goal-oriented treatment plans for complex patients in need of interdisciplinary Pain Medicine rehabilitation and/or intermittent coverage for the 3C CARF unit. ~ Provide comprehensive evaluation and management of Pain Management including both medication management, advanced fluro guided injection, intrathecal pain pump evaluation and management, Pain Ketamine infusions etc. ~ Provide fluro guided spind joint injections and other intramuscular injections as indicated to facilitate the rehabilitation process. ~ Effectively evaluate patients with history of recent and remote pain syndromes and provide treatment for common manifestations of Pain Syndrome such as headache and insomnia, musculoskeletal pain. ~ Write sound VHA Safe Narcotic gudied prescriptions for required syndromes, safe drug holidays, etc. ~ Effectively provides diagnostic evaluation, examination, and interdisciplinary treatment planning to meet complex Pain and general musculoskeletal rehabilitative needs of Veterans. ~ Serves as a medical provider of the Pain rehabilitation team participating in continued readiness for our continued Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) as well as ongoing monitoring of outcome trends including but not limited to Pain goals, functional outcomes, and efficiencies of obtaining functional goals. ~ Confidently and professionally collaborates with a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary team of Pain providers including, APRN/RNs, psychologists, social workers, other physicians, nurses, etc. to meet a patient's complex Pain Medicine rehabilitative needs. ~ Fulfils the educational mission of VA by providing bedside and didactic teaching for students, residents, and fellows. ~ Collects data, analyzes data, implements changes based on analyses results in their specialty area. ~ Participates in facility, regional, and national activities as a subject matter expert as needed to support the overall VA mission to provide outstand comprehensive healthcare. ~ Diagnose, evaluate, and manage persons of all ages with physical and/or cognitive impairments and disability, including those with painful or functionally limiting conditions the management of comorbidities and compairments, diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures, and electrodiagnostic medicine. ~ Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Varying hours between 7:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday.

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. Additional Requirements: ~ Completion of Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Preferred Experience: ~ Completion of a Pain Fellowship with specialty Board Certified ~ Interest and experience in complex Pain Medicine rehabilitation including complex spasticity management and concussion Pain Management, as well as some related VHA Opioid pain management is required. ~ Board Certified/Board Eligible 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: Moderate lifting and carrying 15-44 pounds, use of fingers, walking 4 hours, standing 1 hours, depth perception, hearing (aid permitted), emotional stability. Environmental Factors: Working closely with others.

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 John L McClellan Memorial Veterans' Hospital 4300 West Seventh Street Little Rock, AR 72205 US
• Name: Brandon Bulen
• Phone: 479-409-9143
• Email: [email protected]