Summary

The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital with 98 beds - located on a 16-acre site adjacent to the Veterans Memorial Park and the West Virginia State Nursing Home in the city of Clarksburg - West Virginia. It serves a Veteran population of approximately 70 -000 in north central West Virginia and adjacent counties in Maryland - Ohio and Pennsylvania. In FY07 the medical center treated 19 -554 patients through 216 -090 outpatient visits and 3 -541 admissions.

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
• Additional Requirement: Preferred Experience: ~Preferred but not required - VA Experience - Board Certified with 5-10 years experience ~ Perform - supervise - and interpret advanced cardiac imaging studies - as well as transthoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiography - highly desired
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Lifting and carrying (up to 45 lbs.)
• pushing or pulling (1 hour)
• reaching above shoulder
• use of fingers
• both hands required
• walking (up to 4 hours)
• standing (up to 4 hours)
• repeated bending (up to 2 hours)
• ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
• near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4
• far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other eye
• hearing (aid permitted)
• clear speech
• mental and emotional stability.

Duties

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30 - 2025
• The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be April 1 - 2025 - with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month
• Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled
• Major Duties/Responsibilities - Perform general cardiology clinical care - including in-patient consultation - out-patient consultation and out-patient clinic
• - Perform echocardiography - exercise and pharmacologic stress testing - Holter monitor an electrocardiogram interpretation - diagnosis and management of arrhythmias
• - Takes an active role in the evaluation of the patient - decision for treatment/care - and documentation in the patient electronic records
• - Serves on service level and/or hospital committees as needed and participate in the facility peer review program
• - Maintains professional competency - courtesy and flexibility or provide the necessary services of this specialty
• - Possess strong clinical - leadership - and communication skills with a commitment to academics
• - Maintains a record of successful practice management and excellent clinical skills
• **All other duties assigned based on the needs of the Medical Facility
• Work Schedule: 8am-4:30pm
• however - subject to change - depending on the needs of the service/medical center
• On-call is required
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): 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
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• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP) - which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements - loan repayments - sign-on bonus contracts - Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years)
• For additional information and eligibility requirements - contact the VHA Contract Buy Out Program Manager at vacontractbuyoutprog@va.gov
• Clarksburg with its cozy population of 18 -000 citizens is located at the center of West Virginia's 1-79 High Tech Corridor
• The High Tech Corridor is anchored on the north by Morgantown - which is the home of West Virginia University Mountaineers - a Carnegie Foundation Research Institution and training academy for Cisco Systems and Oracle
• Just an hour away from Pittsburgh - PA
• Morgantown was recently rated the best small city in America.