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Quality Care Our Heroes Deserve

Now is the time to take your career to the next level and become part of the high-caliber talent that is VA. Experience what 250,000 current VA employees already have state-of-the art practice settings, access to the latest technology, a multi-disciplinary team environment and the opportunity to provide the men and women who have bravely served this country with the finest patient care, benefits and customer satisfaction.

And with VA Patient Satisfaction Scores leading the healthcare industry, you'll be joining one of the most respected facilities in the Nation.

Quality Care Our Heroes Deserve

Now is the time to take your career to the next level and become part of the high-caliber talent that is VA. Experience what 250,000 current VA employees already have state-of-the art practice settings, access to the latest technology, a multi-disciplinary team environment and the opportunity to provide the men and women who have bravely served this country with the finest patient care, benefits and customer satisfaction.

And with VA Patient Satisfaction Scores leading the healthcare industry, you'll be joining one of the most respected facilities in the Nation.

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

The VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (VAGCVHCS) is recruiting fora team of 5 energetic critical care physicians to function as Intensivists in a mixed ICU.You must be Board Certified/Eligible in Internal Medicine with Subspecialty Board Certification/Eligible in Critical Care Medicine. He/she will be assigned to the ICU and work with the critical care management team to provide patients with high quality, continuous and consistent care.

This position coordinates the clinical care of the medicine patients and collaborates with the surgical service on the care of their patients. He/she facilitates communication among the primary care physicians, hospitatists, specialists, patients and their families. Participates in the training of residents and provides consultative services during the daily Surgical Service Grand Rounds. Responsible to administer bed allocation, supervise quality assurance (chairing committees to improve quality and attending staff meeting to review), ensure JCAHO and other regulatory agency mandates are being met and ensure all relevant documentation related to the ICU is reported appropriately.

Demonstrated excellence in patient care is mandatory. In the absence of one provider, or in the event of extraordinary need, the Critical Care and Pulmonary Service will provide cross coverage for inpatient services and emergency needs, including outpatient services as needed to ensure patient care quality is maintained. The incumbent will also participate on the Call Schedule for Surgical Complexity, which requires the consultant to respond to consultation requests via telephone within 15 minutes, and in-house within 60 minutes, as requested by the Surgical Team.

Required Skills

QUALIFICATIONS

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Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• CITIZENSHIP:
  Must be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens).
• EDUCATION:
  
  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 Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:
• Schools of medicine holding regular institutional membership in the Association of American Medical Colleges for the year in which the degree was granted.
• Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
• Schools (including…