Physician - Hospitalist Fee Basis

The Northern Arizona VA Health Care System is seeking Hospitalist Physicians to serve as Fee Basis providers on an intermittent schedule. What is Fee Basis Fee Basis appointments are temporary appointments for professional and technical occupations under Title 38 of the United States Code, Section 7405(a)(2). These appointments are suitable only for work compensated per task or procedure, not based on time. Individuals under this authority are subject to standard pre-employment hiring processes. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : The Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) is a leading provider of health care services to Veterans within Health System Area 5.3 (HSA 5.3), part of Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 (VISN 5). As an innovative health care system committed to delivering high-quality, Veteran-centered care, NAVAHCS is seeking fee basis hospitalist physicians to provide comprehensive inpatient care to our Veteran patient population. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Performing and recording clinical history and its components. Performing and recording physical examinations. Providing patient care, completing related documentation, and carrying out routine diagnostic exams, procedures, and therapeutic interventions. Interview, evaluation, diagnosis, provision of treatment, rendering of opinion, completion of medical record. Documentation of care. Communication with patients and family regarding treatment and communication with other care providers in accordance with service privileges and within scope of licensure. Requesting consultations and technical procedures to be performed by other physicians and qualified consultants/technicians. Non-emergent and emergent airway management including mechanical ventilation, subject to the requirements of VHA Directive 1157: "Non-Operating Room Airway Management" (NORAM) or successor directive. Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of Veteran patients with emergent conditions. ECG interpretation. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation including cardioversion/defibrillation and transcutaneous pacing. Ventilator management for transfer only. Administration of thrombolytic therapy. Note: This list is a sampling of procedures included in the core. It is not intended to be an all-encompassing list but rather to reflect the categories and types of procedures included in the core. (At the time of a clinical emergency, a practitioner who holds clinical privileges and is a member of the medical staff may render whatever care they believe to be indicated in any setting or location to save life or limb.) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided. Work Schedule: Nights, evenings, weekends, and holidays - This position may require you to report for duty on short notice. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : 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 allopathic 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.

Salaire : $2,200 – $2,200/Fee Basis | Avantages : http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/benefits/index.asp

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System (NAVAHCS) serves the health care needs of more than 34,000 Veterans spanning across more than 65,000 square miles of northern Arizona. NAVAHCS has maintained a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) since the rating system started including VA hospitals in the annual national review in 2023. The review uses five categories - mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care - to award a 1-star to 5-star rating for each hospital. Our main hospital is named for Bob Stump, who was a combat Veteran in World War II on the USS Tulagi. Stump represente