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Summary

This is an OPEN CONTINOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will close on September 30, 2024 or until filled or cancelled. Qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official at two-week intervals. The first referral will be sent on April 19, 2024. 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. This announcement may close without prior notification.

Duties

The Physiatrist will work primarily in Tuskegee (however, may be subject to work in Montgomery for
emergency coverage) is responsible for consultative and clinical care for eligible veterans as it relates to
Rehabilitation medicine and the Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (CIIRP
Acute Rehab Inpatient) and clinical inpatient and outpatient evaluations/assessment treatment, EMGs,
therapeutic modalities, and collaboration with other clinical providers, etc.). The Physician is supervised
by the Chief, PM&R.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):
The Montgomery VA Health Care System is recruiting for multiple full-time Physician (Physiatrist) positions in Mental Health Service. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
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 individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more.
'EDRP Authorized: Contact VISN7EDRPFacilityCoordinators2@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

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

Duties include but not limited to:

• Consultative physiatry care on inpatient respite and skilled nursing facility units as directed.
• Outpatient physiatry consultative care including but not limited to pain clinics, prosthetics/orthotics clinics, poly-trauma clinics, and spinal cord injury clinics.
• Procedural diagnostic and therapeutic testing and intervention which may include electromyography, spasticity management, joint injection/aspiration, local anesthesia, and interventional procedures as outlined in the provider-specific clinical privileges.
• Participation in departmental administrative duties, medical center committees, and the general teaching functions as delegated by the Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatrics, Extended Care & Rehabilitation Service line.
• Motor neuron and motor system diseases - diagnosis, assessment and management;
  • Musculoskeletal syndromes (acute/chronic), including sports and occupational injuries - diagnosis, assessment and management;
  • Myopathies, (congenital/acquired) diagnosis, assessment, and management;
  • Neurological, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular-pulmonary systems, assessment;
  • Orthotics, prosthetics, wheelchair, ambulatory devices, special beds and other assistive devices.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm.

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