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

Topeka VA is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified applicants upon negotiation Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Contact 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 Duties: -The physician will maintain professionalism, work ethic and responsibility to VA Mission, Vision, and Core Values and coordinate and collaborate with the VAMC Chief of Pathology to meet the VA Mission, to include provision of patient care in the context of a Patient Centered Care model. -Participate in Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology, Autopsy services, and Clinical Pathology workload. -Interpreting clinical laboratory data and communicating conclusions effectively with lab staff, providers, residents and students; providing consultation and advice to lab staff and providers when appropriate. -Review microscopic specimens (peripheral smears, body fluids, crystals, Gram stains, CSF etc.) upon request by medical technologists and providers. -Performing gross and microscopic examination of surgical and cytologic cases and providing final pathology reports in a timely manner. Perform grossing of surgical specimens using standard practice techniques. Use appropriate QA, Snomed and CPT codes. -Performing post-mortem examinations and ensuring that the provisional and final reports are completed in a timely manner. Educate ordering provider about the clinical significance of the findings, and present at M&M conference if requested. -Performing frozen sections and gross intraoperative interpretations as needed. -Representing the Pathology laboratory at functions or multidisciplinary clinical committees such as tumor conference, transfusion utilization review committee, ICU committee and others as assigned. -Taking Anatomic and Clinical Pathology call for both Leavenworth and Topeka VA hospital labs a week at a time (24 hours per day, including weekends and Holidays) as delineated on a monthly rotating schedule. Any changes made to the call schedule will need to be coordinated among the Service Chief and other staff pathologists. -Providing rapid assessment for adequacy of specimens obtained by fine-needle aspiration. -Interpreting bone marrow biopsies, peripheral smears, body fluids, KOH and wet preps. Provide rapid assessment of peripheral smears if medical technologist is suspicious of the presence of blast cells, acute leukemia or other urgent finding. -Provide rapid consultation on transfusion reactions and other urgent transfusion needs. -Inform the Chief of Service for leave approval, tour of duty, time off from regular tour of duty or any related issues. -Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE). -Fulfilling all requirements related to CAP, The Joint Commission (TJC), and VHA pathology policies and procedures, and other appropriate regulatory agencies. -Tour of duty is 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Each full-time provider is required to work a minimum of 80 hours per pay period (every two weeks) unless on leave status. -All Pathology physicians will work within their privileges at all times, unless necessitated by an emergency. -Participate in any appropriate Pathology task as designated or delegated by the Chief of Pathology. Work Schedule: M-F 8:00AM TO 4:30PM

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 Requirement: Board Certified 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: This position requires a pre-employment physical. 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. Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4. Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other. 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 VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System 2200 SW Gage Blvd Topeka, KS 66622 US
• Name: Jeffrey Richter
• Phone: 9137319960
• Email: [email protected]