The VA North Texas Health Care System is currently seeking a Physician (Chief, Spinal Cord Injury Service). The Chief will provide leadership and collaboration with the overall operations of the Service both clinically and administratively. A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate.

Duties

The Chief, Spinal Cord Injury Service is responsible for comprehensive rehabilitation services along a continuum of care from ambulatory, acute, to long term care in the local community or VA Community Living Center (CLC). Spinal Cord Injury services are provided by interdisciplinary teams of rehabilitation professionals that may include, but are not limited to physicians, residency physicians, physician assistants, occupational therapists, physical therapists, kinesiotherapists, pharmacists, nurses and medical students. Services may be provided in an individual, group, or telehealth setting. Telehealth services are provided to satellite VA and VA contract clinics. Spinal Service collaborates with the Polytrauma Rehabilitation Unit which also provides acute medical and rehabilitation care. The Spinal Cord Injury PM&R residents are affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (UTSW), Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. The Paralyzed Veterans of America is an active stakeholder in the operational aspects of Spinal Cord Injury Services. The Chief of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is expected to remain privileged and practicing in his/her major specialty field. The Chief of SCI functions as liaison to ACOS for Education for UME/GME issues and ensures orientation to service rotation for program trainees (residents/students). The practitioner is expected to show effectiveness in teaching, monitoring and coordinating education activities, and maintaining compliance with ACGME trainee supervision requirements. Administrative duties may include, but are not limited to Leadership responsibilities, HR Management, Staff Management, Time/Leave Management, Business Planning, and Clinical Management responsibilities. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized 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

Requirements

Qualifications

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. Education: 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. Licensure and Registration: 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: Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR 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. Physical Requirements: See outlined below. English Language Proficiency. Physicians appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. § 7402(d) and 7407(d). Preferred Experience: Board Certified/Board Eligible in Spinal Cord Injury Previous assignment including temporary as Chief of Clinical Service in any VA and/or Medical Facility Past or present faculty appointment in an approved medical school Experience in coordination of medical residency program or experience in supervision of residents in a clinical or research setting. Publications of articles in nationally recognized professional journals. Proof of current Basic Life Support. 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; Use of fingers; Walking (4-6hours); Standing (4-6hours); Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Hearing (aid 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 Dallas VA Medical Center 4500 South Lancaster Road Dallas, TX 75216 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]