Seeking Nephrologist

Job Description

Salisbury VA HealthCare System is seeking a Physician (Nephrology)

The Salisbury VA Health Care System (VAHCS) has been one of the fastest-growing VAs for the past several years and services over 100,000 veterans in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and surrounding areas of NC. It has three main locations situated within 60 miles of each other. Two facilities in Charlotte and one in Kernersville, NC, are over 300,000 square feet, brand-new Health Care Centers (HCCs), providing PACT and specialty services along with procedural areas for dialysis, cardiac cath lab, infusion clinic, GI, and outpatient surgeries. The Salisbury VA is a level 1A center with the main campus, which additionally provides a long-term care facility, emergency department, inpatient mental health unit, general medicine, intensive care units, oncology and research programs, and surgical services.

Administrative

1. Exhibit a steadfast dedication to delivering exceptional customer service.
2. Serve as the medical director for both inpatient and outpatient dialysis, while also fulfilling the role of acting chief for the dialysis unit section, in accordance with the directives from the chief of medical services.
3. Provide support and expert guidance to the advanced practice provider assigned to medical services within their specialized area.
4. Offer leadership and oversight to medical students and residents assigned to medicine services, specialty services, and clinics, ensuring adherence to established guidelines and center policies.
5. Participate in medical center committees and programs aimed at enhancing patient care services.
6. Set and review professional and personal goals on an annual basis.
7. Recognize professional development needs and engage in training programs, workshops, seminars, conferences, and other learning opportunities, while also completing the facility's mandatory annual education.
8. May also assume the role as Medical Director

Clinical

1. Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care to both inpatient and outpatient adults aged 18 and older.
2. Acts as the staff attending physician for assigned subspecialty consult services.
3. Engage in peer review activities upon request.
4. Demonstrates leadership by implementing changes in patient care programs informed by current research and study findings.
5. Consistently shows proficiency in diagnosing and treating seriously ill, multi-symptomatic patients as dictated by clinical assessments.
6. Delivers clinical and dialysis care in Kernersville and Salisbury, North Carolina