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Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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
• Board Certification: Physicians are generally not required to be board certified for employment in VA
• Board certification is required if salary is Supplemented by the Academic Affiliate
• Three circumstances in VA require physician board certification: (1) If the position being filled is required to be a supervisor for medical students or physician residents (including fellows) - the LCME - ACGME or AOA standards requiring a particular board certification credential will apply
• (2) If the position being filled will have faculty status with an affiliated medical school (for example - in joint recruitments with affiliated medical schools) - then a medical school requirement for board certification will apply to the jointly recruited position
• (3) If the position being filled is required to be board certified by virtue of specific VHA policy (for example - as director of a cardiac catheterization laboratory or Director of Clinical Laboratory Medicine) - then VHA policy requiring board certification will apply.] Preferred Experience: 3 Years Experience as a Cardiovascular Surgeon Board Certified OR Board Eligible in Cardiovascular Surgery Current Registration with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Basic Life Support Certification ACLS Certification Knowledge of CPRS or VistA Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Heavy Lifting (45 lbs and over)
• Heavy Carrying (45 lbs and over)
• Straight Pulling (up to 4 hours)
• Pushing (1 - 2 hours)
• Reaching above shoulder
• Use of fingers
• Both hands required
• Walking (up to 8 hours)
• Standing (up to 8 hours)
• Repeated

Duties

• GENERAL CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES The Cardiovascular Surgeon is authorized to admit - evaluate - diagnose - treat - and manage patients with cardiovascular disease
• perform histories and physical examinations
• interpret cardiovascular diagnostic studies
• provide operative and perioperative cardiac surgical care
• participate in multidisciplinary heart team activities
• supervise trainees and allied health professionals as appropriate
• participate in quality improvement - peer review - and patient safety activities
• and provide emergency cardiovascular surgical care within the scope of licensure and granted privileges
• CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL SCOPE The Cardiovascular Surgeon provides comprehensive surgical care for cardiovascular conditions - including open - minimally invasive - and transcatheter cardiac procedures as approved through the Medical Staff credentialing and privileging process
• Coronary artery bypass grafting including multi-arterial grafting - aortic / mitral / tricuspid valve repair or replacement - aortic root and ascending / arch aneurysm surgery including that requiring deep hypothermic circulatory arrest - arrhythmia surgery including radio frequency and cryoablative procedures - and percutaneous structural heart / endovascular procedures to include TAVR - TMVR - and TEVAR
• Although part of a multidisciplinary intensive care unit - surgeons maintain the primary responsibility for postoperative critical care
• EMERGENCY CARE In accordance with Medical Staff Bylaws - the Cardiovascular Surgeon may provide emergency care to preserve life or prevent serious harm within the scope of licensure when clinically indicated
• COMPLIANCE & OVERSIGHT Practice under this scope is subject to ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) - focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) as applicable - and compliance with all VHA directives - Medical Staff Bylaws - and facility policies
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be offered to highly qualified applicants
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Salary: $375 -000.00 to $400 -000.00 / Per Year - Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay)
• With potential for Supplementation by Academic Affiliate if meets qualification
• 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 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM Compressed Schedule: Available - To Be Determined by Hiring Manager