Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center (MGVAMC) is a level 3 facility with a campus in Spokane, Washington. Other sites of Veteran care delivery include two community based outpatient clinics, two rural health clinics, and an homeless program off-site location. Over 32,000 Veterans are seen annually through these sites of care.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Eligible EDRP Authorized: Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance 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. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 49-54 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 10 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 Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Major duties include, but are not limited to: -Direct supervision of Surgery Physician staff, Advance Practice Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, assigned to the Surgery Section. -Provide guidance, supervision and teaching for residents and medical students, as well as provide education and training, in close collaboration with our University Affiliates. -Participates in monthly Morbidity and Mortality Surgical Conferences. -Generally responsible for approving and overseeing surgical staff schedule and call rotations. Delegated responsibility for approving leave requests, overtime, and changes in tour of duty or clinic schedules as authorized by Chief of Surgery/Anesthesiology. -Provides timely performance evaluations, proficiency reports, OPPE's, FPPE's of assigned staff, trainees or students. -Assures in-patient and out-patient consultations and encounters are appropriately addressed and any mitigation action of open consultations or encounters are resolved in a timely fashion. -Ensures appropriate and timely documentation of patient assessments, surgical plans, dictation of operative reports, dictation of discharge summaries, by surgery staff and trainees. -Participates in any VAMC committees as assigned by the Chief of Surgery. -Regular attendee monthly staff meetings, Peer Review, or other meetings and committees as assigned or designated by the Chief of Surgery/Anesthesiology. -Provides general oversight of comprehensive care to surgery patients in the outpatient, inpatient, and Urgent Care environments to include: pre-operative evaluation, diagnostic work-up, surgical intervention, post-operative care, evaluation and treatment of complications, discharge planning. -Actively involved in quality improvement programs and initiatives such as EPRP, timely access to care, OR efficiency, cancellation rates, length of stay, etc. -Other duties as assigned or responsibilities as assigned by Chief of Surgery/Anesthesiology. Work Schedule: M-F 0800-1630 or 4 tens, 0630-1700

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to a background/security investigation
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination
• Participation in the seasonal influenza and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination programs are requirements for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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 Requirement: The Surgery Section Chief is a physician or podiatrist who is board certified/board eligible in their specialty with significant leadership, mentoring, and management interest with some experience in a leadership or management type role. The individual selected will demonstrate a strong understanding of the delivery of surgical - both outpatient and inpatient - Veteran care, and will possess or be capable of learning an in-depth knowledge including but not limited to the following: Surgical Quality Metrics Surgical Efficiency Metrics Outpatient Surgical Care Standards Inpatient Surgical Care Standards Peri-operative Surgical Standards VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning (SAIL) VA Mission Act All Employee Survey (AES) Cerner Electronic Health Record implementation 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 (15-44 pounds), Light carrying (under 15 pounds), Pushing (5 hours), Reaching above shoulder, Use of fingers, Both hands required, Walking (5 hours), Standing (5 hours), Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4, Specific visual requirement (See computer screen), Depth perception, Ability to distinguish basic colors, Hearing (aid permitted). Environmental Factors: Silica, Asbestos, etc., Working closely with others, Working alone, Protracted or irregular hours of work

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 Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4815 North Assembly Street Spokane, WA 99205 US
• Name: Michael Lokrantz
• Phone: 503-220-8262 X57331
• Email: [email protected]