Summary

The Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine within the VA New Jersey Health Care System (VANJHCS) is seeking a physician with specialized training and expertise in adult Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine to provide ambulatory clinical services at the East Orange campus. The selected physician will join a high-performing team dedicated to delivering exceptional care to our nation's Veterans.

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 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
• 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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
• Exceptions: 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 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
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pulmonary/Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Preferred Experience: Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019

Duties

• Provide outpatient pulmonary and sleep medicine services - including evaluation and longitudinal management of patients with a broad range of pulmonary and sleep disorders
• Diagnose - treat - and manage patients with sleep-disordered breathing and coexisting sleep disorders such as narcolepsy/idiopathic hypersomnia - restless legs syndrome - or chronic insomnia
• Identify and manage sleep-related hypoxemia and initiate appropriate interventions
• Order - interpret - and integrate diagnostic sleep testing and relevant laboratory evaluations
• Complete quality assurance reviews of sleep studies and ensure integrity of sleep data
• Prescribe and manage medications used to treat sleep disorders - including hypnotics - stimulants - and agents such as Xyrem or Xywav - in accordance with VA policy
• Participate in optional inpatient pulmonary/critical care coverage at East Orange - if desired
• Participate in administrative assignments - program development - and quality initiatives as directed by the Section Chief of Pulmonary Medicine or Chief of Medicine Service
• Revise work schedules and assignments on short notice to meet frequent - abrupt - and unpredictable changes in prescribed workloads and deadlines
• Participate in various facility programs designed to enhance and improve the delivery of patient care services - such as Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams - as assigned by Chief - Medicine Service
• Demonstrate commitment to high quality customer service - including specific measures identified as performance goals by the Medical Center
• Teach and oversee resident and fellow who rotate through the department
• academic appointment with our affiliate will be provided 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