Physician - Nephrologist

This position is located at the Lebanon VAMC, where you will have the opportunity to work with a talented team of healthcare professionals to provide exceptional care to our nation's veterans.

• Appropriately document own interventions and reviews appropriate health team documentation of patient treatment plans and involve the primary care provider or attending physician when indicated to treat changes in the patient's condition.
• Recognizes complex situations that impact patient care and intervenes, using sound judgment, professional attitude and appropriate channels.
• Participates in establishing policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure adequate, comprehensive services.
• Participates in in-service training programs and maintains competencies.
• Participates in direct patient care utilizing tele health technologies where appropriate.
• Maintains current knowledge of trends in professional issues.
• Evaluates the need for, and provides education to the patient and or their family concerning the patient's treatment and diagnosis.
• Uses professional standards of care and practice to evaluate programs and activities.
• Develops and leads interdisciplinary teams to improve organizational performance.
• Recognizes impediments to health care delivery and uses problem-solving/performance improvement approaches to improve outcomes.
• Participates in performance improvement activities related to the service line quality improvement process.
• Evaluates need and participates in interdisciplinary ad hoc committees/process action teams for constructive problem solving.
• Establishes objective and measurable goals that are appropriate for case load size based on patient population and diagnoses.
• Develops and implements interdisciplinary standards of practice and care.
• Conducts self-review of current practice and seek constructive feedback from peers.
• Facilitates open dialogue among peers, supervisors and staff.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families/significant others and the health team members.

Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, or other Tour of Duty may be considered upon approval by supervisor.

• United States 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.
• Physicians must have completed residency training in General Surgery, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Physical demands include repetitive body movements including the following: frequent reaching, standing, walking, and lifting of equipment and/or patients to provide patient care.

This position requires extension of the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction including above or below shoulder level, during the provision of patient care, including retrieval of needed equipment, supplies and to make contact with the patient.

This position requires the maintenance of an upright position to perform duties associated with patient care.

This position is typically non-sedentary, and frequently involves being in the standing position.

This position requires moving about accomplish tasks, such as assisting with patient ambulation and moving one patient area to the next.

This position requires the raising of objects from a lower position to a higher position or the movement of objects horizontally position to position.

Lifting may be done to move a patient from one location to the next, i.e.- from the exam table to the chair, and in the movement of equipment or supplies.