Summary

VA Connecticut Healthcare System is seeking a Physiatrist to join our team. This person provides comprehensive patient care in the form of consultative outpatient Physiatry care at the Connecticut Healthcare System. The physiatrist strives to meet the needs of internal and external customers while supporting VA missions. The incumbent has skills in internal personal relationships to effectively resolve conflicts and work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment.

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) - 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 with the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is preferred but not required
• Experience with MSK conditions - performing peripheral joint injections - US guided injections - botulinum toxin injections and an interest in medical resident education is preferred
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Placement in this position is subject to meeting the physical requirements of this position
• Pre-placement medical examination is required
• Requirements can include Moderate lifting of 15-44 pounds - light carrying under 15 pounds - reaching above shoulders - use of fingers - walking - standing and repeated bending.

Duties

• 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 providedContract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
• The Physician - Staff Physiatrist Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&RS) duties consist of but are not limited to the following: Provide clinical care and assist in diagnosing - treating - directing interdisciplinary rehabilitation plan for individuals with Musculoskeletal conditions - Neurologic conditions - Pain - Amputations
• Experience performing peripheral joint injections - US guided injections - botulinum toxin injections and an interest in medical resident education is preferred
• Develop - implement and document the PM&R treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients - including prompt completion of clinical reminders
• Functions independently as a member of the VHA CT Medical Staff - with full clinical privileges
• Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures - including timeliness of standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures
• Provides care that is compassionate - appropriate and effective for health problems and promotes health
• Demonstrates knowledge about established and evolving biomedical - clinical and cognate sciences and their application in patient care
• Demonstrate skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients - their families and professional associates
• Demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities - adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to diverse patient populations
• Demonstrate awareness of and responsibility to larger context and systems of healthcare
• Be able to call on system resources to provide optimal care
• Participates in educational programs
• May provide presentations at local and national level conference and educational events
• Participates at a local - regional or national level in subspecialty societies or patient organizations
• Continuously seeks to develop and implement best practices in the service and medical Center - as appropriate
• Follow systems in place to monitor the effectiveness of the tele rehabilitation program clinical program through quality improvement processes and ongoing program evaluation
• Liaisons with other health care programs - if necessary - to effectively coordinate service or patient care
• Depending on the Academic Appointment - he/she will be responsible to conduct research - develop a funded research program - or support ongoing amputation related research projects
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions
• Consistently communicates and treats customers (veterans - their representatives - visitors - and all VA staff) in a courteous - tactful - and respectful manner
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards Work Schedule: Full-Time - Monday to Friday (8:00am - 4:30pm)