Physician - Hospitalist
Location: Tomah Wisconsin
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is at present recruited Physician - Hospitalist right now, this occupation will be placed in Wisconsin. More details about this occupation opportunity kindly see the descriptions. WHO WE ARE
We are people who take great pride and deep satisfaction in providing America's veterans with the best clinical care, the most innovative technology, and the most compr! ehensive array of benefits America has to offer.
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: TM-1100-931156-SC
Vacancy Identification Number: 931156
MISSION & VISION:
"To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan."
- Abraham Lincoln
Individuals eligible for the following appointments are encouraged to apply: 5 CFR 213.3102 "u", Schedule A,
Appointment of persons with disabilities
; mental retardation, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities; and
Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required
Must pass a pre-employment medical examination
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required
Background and/or Secur! ity Investigation required
English Language Proficien! cy required.
DUTIES:
The Tomah VA Medical Center is located in an attractive, rural community of 8,000 with a family-oriented, Midwest atmosphere. While Tomah offers the benefits of small community living, big city life isn't far away. La Crosse and Madison, WI are an hour or so away and Milwaukee, WI and Minneapolis, MN are a three-hour drive. The area offers high quality public and parochial schools, a local community hospital and a multitude of recreational activities year-round.
The incumbent for this position will be assigned to
Medicine Service
at the Tomah VA Hospital. The Tomah VA Medical Center, located in Tomah, Wisconsin, is recruiting for board-certified or board-eligible staff physicians to function as a Medical Officer of the Day (MOD).
This position is a full-time, permanent appointment. Responsibilities include providing medical care in the Urgent Care Clinic, to residents in Community Living Center uni! ts, covering as a hospitalist, and responding to medical emergencies. The Urgent Care Clinic is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The primary work schedule is a compressed schedule, typically working 40 hours over a 3 day period. Incumbent will be paid commensurate with experience, using VA's market-based physician pay system.
If you have qualifying education debt you may be eligible to apply for the federal Education Debt Reduction Program upon permanent appointment, based on availability of funds.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
- 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. Must maintain current registration in the State of licensu! re if this is a requirement for continuing active, current license.
- Applicant must meet the physical standards established for this position.
- Applicant must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(s) and 7407(d).
- Required to be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and to be Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified.
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine, Family Practice, or Emergency Medicine.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS
Salary determination is conducted by a compensation panel based on qualification per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G2.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requireme! nt.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
FOREIGN EDUCATION: To receive credit for education completed outside the
United States
, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional
U.S.
education programs.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
(Failure to comply may be grounds for withdrawal of an offer of employment or dismissal after appointment)
Applicants must be citizens of the
Uni! ted States
, and be at least 16 years of age as of the closing! date.
Applicants tentatively selected for certain designated positions may be subject to a random drug screening for illegal drug use. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment.
New Appointees will be subject to a background investigation to determine suitability. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify at the time of appointment that they have registered with the Selective Service system or are exempt for having to do so under Selective Service law.
Applicants must not be listed on the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Inspector General Sanctions database.
Applicants selected for positions through this announcement may be subject to a one year probationary period.
Public Law 95-201 requires that persons appointed to direct patient-care positions must possess the required basic proficiency in spoken and written English.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
On! ce the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills and abilities required of this position. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS will receive a rating of IFM (ineligible due to missing forms). Requests for reconsideration of ratings will not be considered for applicant! s who fail to submit a complete application package.
We cannot! be held responsible for incompatible software or fax transmissions, etc.
Only send documentation as requested/required by this announcement and that directly supports your qualifications for this position.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at
http://www4.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
.
OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this occupation, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Dep! artment of Veterans Affairs.
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This occupation starts available on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:34:40 GMT