Physician; Pulmonary Specialist and Sleep Medicine

Summary

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

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• (
  
  NOTE:
  
  VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement:
  Successful candidates will receive a faculty appointment at Wake Forest University School of Medicine - commensurate with experience and scholarly accomplishments
• Flexible protected time supports educational and research activities within the clinician-educator-research track
• Preferred Experience:
  
  MD/DO with fellowship training in Pulmonary & sleep medicine
• Critical Care training is optional but desired
• Board certification (ABIM) preferred
• board eligibility considered
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/
• Physical Requirements:
  
  See VA Handbook and Directive 5019

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Staff Physician - Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Salisbury VA Health Care System (SVA HCS) - North Carolina The Section of Pulmonary and Critical medicine at the Salisbury VA Health Care Center (SVA HCS) - in NC is seeking a physician with training and expertise in adult Pulmonary and sleep medicine to provide ambulatory clinical services primarily at Kernersville Healthcare Center (HCC)
• The incumbent will practice in a high-performing program serving America's Veterans.
  
  The Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the Salisbury VA Health Care System (SVA HCS) - a Complexity 1a facility - is seeking a physician with advanced training and expertise in adult Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine to provide ambulatory clinical services primarily at Kernersville Healthcare Center
• The Healthcare System has practice sites at Salisbury - Charlotte - and Kernersville
• Participation in inpatient and critical care activities at the Salisbury VA Medical Center site is optional
• Duties include - but are not limited to:
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