Career Center

Summary

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30 - 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applicants will be December 1 - 2025 with subsequent cut-off dates every week. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until position is filled.

Qualifications

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
• Preferred Experience: Board certified or board eligible in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine
• Prior clinical experience in an Emergency Department required
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position - with or without reasonable accommodation - without hazard to themselves or others
• Depending on the essential duties of a specific position - usable vision - color vision - hearing or speech may be required
• however - in most cases - a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid.

Duties

• The VA Atlanta Health Care System is recruiting for a full-time Physician (Nocturnist) - Emergency Department
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment or Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized 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 24 hours paid absence for CME per Fiscal Year) 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 Duties include - but are not limited to: Perform assessments/examinations on encounters with all presenting patients
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests necessary to complete the ED evaluation
• Stabilize all critically ill or injured patients
• Provide Attending Physician oversight to residents - mid-level providers - and students
• Admit patients to the hospital or discharge them from the ED with appropriate follow-up
• Discuss treatment plan with patient and or family/caregiver
• Perform medication reconciliation with all discharged patients
• Participate in Quality Assurance - chart reviews - and support applicable ED performance measures
• Coordinate patient care with consultants as deemed appropriate
• Direct patient care focused on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the ED and the out-of-hospital setting by interacting with emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department
• Emergency Department physician will support the safety - occupational health - and fire protection program by the application of approved standards - regulations - practices - and work methods
• Asses - evaluate - diagnose - and provide initial treatment to patients who present in the Emergency Department with any symptom - illness - injury - or condition
• to provide services necessary to ameliorate minor illnesses or injuries and stabilize patients with major illnesses or injuries
• and to assess all patients to determine whether additional care is necessary
• Perform procedures related to Emergency Department such as but not limited to: basic and advanced airway management - rapid sequence intubation - management of mechanical ventilation - administration of moderate sedation - EKG interpretation - cardiopulmonary resuscitation - cardioversion - defibrillation - venous central line placement - intraosseous access - peripheral arterial puncture for ABGs - NGT placement - gastric lavage - gastrostomy and tracheostomy tube replacement - reduction and immobilization of fractures and dislocations - wound care and closure (suture) - abscess incision/drainage - lumbar puncture - knee arthrocentesis - anterior nasal packing - peripheral vein catheterization - vaginal pelvic exam and Foley Bladder Catheterization
• Also - emergency surgical procedures indicated by emergency medical conditions or injuries such as emergent cricothyrotomy - and chest tube placement
• Work Schedule: 10PM-8AM - Overnight
• a minimum of 80 hours of service (clinical and non-clinical hours) per biweekly pay period is expected.