Summary

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 26 - 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be September 1 - 2025 - with subsequent cut-off date of September 26 - 2025. Eligible applications received as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are 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/Board Eligible Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: The physician should be physically and mentally capable to perform the duties of the position
• Physical activities include sitting - standing - walking - reaching above the shoulder - and repeated bending.

Duties

• This position is located in the Surgery Service Line at the Wilmington VA Medical Center - Wilmington - DE
• The Orthopedic surgeon serves as a member of the organized medical staff and functions within the Medical Staff Bylaws and other rules and regulations of the Veterans Health Administration and the Wilmington VA Medical Center
• Wilmington - Delaware - is a wonderful community located 2hrs from New York - 2hrs from Washington - D.C. - 30 minutes from Philadelphia - and 90 minutes from Baltimore
• Major Duties and Responsibilities: The Orthopedic surgeon is responsible for managing the full spectrum of surgical care responsibilities including admission from an outpatient site - evaluation - diagnosis and treatment - consultation for patients presenting with orthopedic complaints and diseases and the performance of surgical procedures
• The specific need is for General Orthopedics (eg
• sports - joint replacement - hand and upper extremity - limited trauma)
• To manage the surgical care patients the following will be necessary: ordering appropriate lab work - ordering appropriate diagnostic tests - requesting consultations to specialty services - providing both office based and operating room based invasive procedures
• All work activities - both administrative in nature and clinical - will be in conformance with VA - Joint Commission - and other standards as applicable that guide that provider's practice
• 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 Veteran patients
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): 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 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 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm