Physician Job in Denver - 98122139 - ZAWRI8PCD.ZGS

Job Title:
Physician

Department:
Department Of Veterans Affairs

Agency:
Veterans Health Administration

Job Announcement Number:
VHA-11-11B-EC454428

SALARY RANGE:
$97,987.00 - $195,000.00 /year

OPEN PERIOD:
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 to Friday, December 30, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:VM-0602-00

POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time Excepted Service Permanent

DUTY LOCATIONS:
01 vacancies - Denver, CO

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
United States Citizens

JOB SUMMARY:

Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 454428

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.

How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

This is an open continuous announcement.  We accept applications for this occupation on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered until position is filled. 

As a VA physician, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.

VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.  

For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/ . 

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required.
• Must pass pre-employment examination.
• Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
• Background and/or Security Investigation required.
• English Language Proficiency required.

Additional Duty Location Info:
01 vacancies - Denver, CO

This duty location is Aurora, CO.

Board Eligible/Board Certified Internal Medicine or Family Practice physician. The Physician is responsible for managing the full spectrum of primary care responsibilities including admission, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, including consultation of patients presenting with internal medicine complaints, diseases, and injuries. To manage primary care patients in the ECHCS, the following will be necessary: ordering appropriate lab work, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, requesting consultations to specialty services, providing appropriate follow-up care, and triage of patients with non-medicine complaints, diseases, and injuries to appropriate disciplines for diagnosis and treatment.

The physician will work in a team setting with other physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and support staff assigned to perform duties to accomplish the treatment of the patients. Computer skills are essential as the VA ECHCS is fully computerized for note documentation, entering orders, and requesting consults.

Functions as a Primary Care Provider approximately 60%-100% of the time and a Resident/Medical Student Teaching: 0%-40% of the time.    

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

CITIZENSHIP:Must be a citizen of the United States.

LICENSURE AND REGISTRATION:Physician applicants must have a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia.The physician must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for the continuing active, current licensure.

RESIDENCY:Completed a residency, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which it was completed.Approved residencies are those approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals, American Medical Association, in the list published for the year the residency was completed or other residencies or their equivalents which the Professional Standards Board determines to have provided an applicant with appropriate professional training.

PHYSICAL STANDARDS:Incumbent must pass pre-employment physical examination.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:Physicians, including residents, appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).

EDUCATION:Degree of doctor of medicine or 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 (1) Schools of medicine holding regular institutional membership in the Association of American Medical Colleges for the year in which the degree was granted. (2) Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted. (3) Schools including foreign schools accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the District of Columbia as qualifying for full or unrestricted licensure. (4) For residents, graduation from an approved medical school as described above.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement).Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.

Requirements for this position include:

U.S. Citizenship

Licensure and Registration

Residency

Meet physical standards

Profecient in English

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.  

BENEFITS:

You may participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, with costs shared with your employer. More info:http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#FEHB.

Life insurance coverage is provided. More info:http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#life

New employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). If you are transferring from another agency and covered by CSRS, you may continue in this program. More info:http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#retr

You will earn annual vacation leave. More info:http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#VACA

You will earn sick leave. More info: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#SKLV

You will be paid for federal holidays that fall within your regularly scheduled tour of duty. More info:http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#HOLI

OTHER INFORMATION:

A recruitment incentive has been approved for this position. 

This position will be filled on a full-time permanent basis.  Upon completing any required probationary period, the position will be permanent.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. 

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS announcement.  Applications will be pulled each week or at the request of the selecting official. Those candidates who have a complete application packets on file as of each request date will receive full consideration for the vacancy position.

The duty location of this position is Aurora, CO.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1.  VA Form 10-2850 Application for Physicians, Fentists, Podiatrists, Optometrists & Chiropractors and a current CV

2. Completed occupational questionnaire. View Occupational Questionnaire

3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section below)

To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the occupational questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.Applicants are urged to apply online; this process is easier, faster, and provides more information as applications are processed.

Note: To return to a previously Saved or Incomplete application you may use the following links:https://applicationmanager.gov/. After applying, return to Application Manager or My USAJOBS (https://my.usajobs.gov/Login.aspx) to see the status of your application, including any messages that may have been sent to you.

If you cannot apply online:

1. View and print the occupational questionnaire. View Occupational Questionnaire

 2. Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the occupational questionnaire http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf.

3. Fax the completed 1203FX from along with any supporting documents to (478)757-3144. Your 1203X will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS (you must reference announcement number on each document submitted).

Required documents include (control + click to follow links):

1. VA Form 10-2850, Application for Physicians, Dentists, Podiatrists, Optometrists and Chiropractors. ).This form is available at www.vacareers.va.gov.

2. OF 306, Declaration for Federal Employment is required.Current Eastern Colorado Health Care employees do not need to submit an OF 306.This form is available at http://www.opm.gov/.

3.Current Curriculum Vitae.

4.Copy of current licensure.

5. College Transcripts.Copies of transcripts should be submitted initially.However, official transcripts must be submitted upon request.Please include the announcement number of your application on the transcripts, as transcripts will not be returned and will be destroyed if they cannot be associated with a specific application/announcement number.

6. Veterans must submit a copy of Form DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Part 4, which shows the characterization of service), and, if applicable, an SF 15, Application for 10-point Veterans Preferenceand a Preference Letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs dated 1991 or later.Applicants may also submit documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or disability retired pay in lieu of the Preference Letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

7. Current or former Federal employees should submit a copy of their most current SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

Kathy A. Dellit
Phone: (307)672-3473x3515
Email: KATHY.DELLIT@VA.GOV Agency Information:
VA Eastern Colorado HCS
Department of Veterans Affairs
820 Clermont Street
Denver, CO 80220

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

After we receive your complete application package (including any required documents), your qualifications will be reviewed to decide if you meet the basic requirements.  You will be notified when this decision is made.