Summary

The PM&Rs Service staff physiatrist reports to the Chief - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS). A staff physiatrist routinely performs inpatient and outpatient musculoskeletal and neuromuscular examinations - determines diagnoses - and initiates treatments that emphasize restoration of function. The staff Physiatrist works with a team of health care providers to establish a comprehensive rehabilitation program.

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
• 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
• License: 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
• Preferred Experience: Board Certified/Board Eligible in PM&R Experience in the diagnosis and treatment of general outpatient - PM&R related diagnoses including spinal cord injury - limb loss - stroke and brain injury Preferred NCS/EMG and botulinum toxin procedure experience Preferred 2+ years clinical experience Knowledge of computer software programs Formal training or experience using ultrasound imaging preferred but not required
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: The position requires compliance with VA Handbook and VASTHCS Policy related to physical requirements
• Heavy lifting 45 pounds and over - Heavy carrying 45 pounds and over - Straight pulling for 1 hour - Pulling hand over hand for 5 hours - Pushing for 6 hours - Reaching above shoulder - Use of fingers - Both hands required - Walking 6 hours - Standing for 6 hours - Crawling for 1 hour - Kneeling for 1 hour - Repeated bending for 1 hour - Climbing - legs only for 1 hour - Both legs required - Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously - Near vision at 13 to 16" Jaeger 1 to 4 - Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other - Both eyes required - Depth perception - Ability to distinguish basic colors - Ability to distinguish shades of colors - Hearing (aid may be permitted).

Duties

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until November 24 - 2026 or until positions are filled
• Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur
• Service Responsibilities: The incumbent Staff Physiatrist under the guidance and direction of the Chief of PM&RS will oversee and collaborates to ensure that all applicable clinical functions - as assigned by Chief of PM&Rs are completed timely and optimally
• Manages out-patient and in-patient patients including CLC patients
• Provides polytrauma rehabilitative care including TBI/SCI Leads or participates in clinics focused on an amputee care - seating/power mobility care - non-interventional pain management Administration of trigger point - intraarticular - intrasheath - and joint injections with or without an ultrasound guidance Performs an/a EMG/NCV testings
• The incumbent is expected to execute clinical and non-clinical assignment efficiently - timely and courteous service to all veterans seeking rehabilitative care - and make clinical notes readily available to the referring practitioners
• Educational Responsibilities: The staff Physiatrist is expected to collaborate with other providers of the PM&R Service and other services in providing an appropriate clinical education to medical students - residents - nurse practitioners - physician assistants and allied health trainees as needed or requested by the PM&R Service Chief
• The Staff Physiatrist required to maintain Continuing Medical Education (CME) - State Medical License - board certification (if indicated) - certification in CPR-BLS/RQI - and timely completion of VA mandated trainings assigned via the TMS (Training Management System)
• Administrative Responsibilities: In partnership with the Chief PM&Rs and prior approval - the incumbent physiatrist is expected to participate in administrative role - strategic planning - and other organizational initiatives for the service
• The staff physiatrist will attend mandatory huddles and meetings as instructed by the PM&Rs Service Chief
• Also - if requested or assigned by the Chief - PM&Rs Service - the Staff Physiatrist will attend meetings and expected to contribute to the PM&Rs Service management meetings - committees - councils;...etc. - by providing appropriate inputs
• Actively participates and promotes performance improvement and system re-design measures to the betterment of the PM&Rs Service
• The staff Physiatrist is expected to abide by - support - and promote all of the VHA and all PM&Rs Service directives - policies & procedures - and rules & regulations
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• 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