Physician (Dermatology

Dermatologist

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Authorized. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):
Learn more. EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the VISN 8 Compensation Center of Excellence at VISN8

CCOE 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

The Dermatologist will be expected to perform a full range of duties to include but not limited to:

• Aspiration, incision and drainage of cutaneous abscesses and lesions
• Collection, reading and interpretation of KOH, Tzanck smears, gram stains, hair preps, and mite preps
• Cryosurgery of benign and premalignant skin lesions
• Cryosurgery of malignant skin lesions
• Debridement
• Destruction by chemical means (topical chemotherapy) of skin lesions (including peels)
• Destruction by surgical means (such as curettage, electrosurgery, etc) of benign and premalignant skin lesions
• Destruction by surgical means (such as curettage, electrosurgery, etc) of malignant skin lesions
• Excision of benign lesions
• Excision of malignant lesions, simple and complex (including flaps and grafts of small and medium sized areas)
• Injections (dermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, or IV)
• Intralesional medication injections of cutaneous lesions
• Nail procedures
• Patch testing (including photopatch)
• Skin biopsies (shaves, punches, incisional and excisional)
• Ultraviolet light treatment (phototherapy) for skin conditions
• Teledermatology and other telehealth modalities

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (

Note:

Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs.)