Physician - Spinal Cord Injury - EDRP and Recruitment​/be

Physician - Spinal Cord Injury - EDRP and Recruitment/Relocation Incentive May be Offered

The VA North Texas Health Care System is seeking a Spinal Cord Injury Physician to provide clinical services to patients in outpatient clinics and/or inpatient clinics with rehabilitation and complex medical chronic disease management in Dallas - TX. Recruitment or Relocation Incentive May be offered to highly qualified individuals. Position is eligible for the EDRP. The 2‑page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series.

For more information - refer to Required Documents below.

• 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
  • 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 Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
  • License:
    Current – full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, 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
  • Residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME); (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
  • English Language Proficiency:
    Proficiency in spoken and written English
  • Preferred Experience:
    
    Board Certified or Board Eligible in PM&R and SCI
  • Completion of a Physical‑Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency program
  • Completion of a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Fellowship
  • Experience working with the spinal cord injury population
  • Experience working in an acute or subacute rehabilitation facility
  • Experience leading an interdisciplinary team
  • Physical Requirements:
    
    Moderate lifting - 15‑44 pounds;
    Moderate carrying - 15‑44 pounds;
    Reaching above shoulder;
    Use of fingers;
    Both hands required;
    Walking (4‑8hrs);
    Standing (4‑8hrs);
    Both legs required;
    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;
    Both eyes required;
    Depth perception;
    Ability to distinguish basic colors;
    Ability to distinguish shades of colors;
    Hearing (aid permitted);
    Mental and emotional stability.

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until February 13 - 2026 - or until all positions are filled.
• The first cut‑off date is October 14 - 2025.
• 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.
• Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated.
• After that time - you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period.
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