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.

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 Certification in both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP)
• Experienced in general Anatomic Pathology case sign out is also highly preferred
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Lifting
• (15 lbs and over)
• carrying (up to 20 lbs)
• pulling and pushing (up to 2 hours)
• reaching above shoulder
• standing and walking (up to 3 hours)
• bending (up to 1 hour)
• use of fingers/hands
• ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
• near vision correctable at 13 - 16"
• hearing (aide permitted).

Duties

• Pathologists working in the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) at Robert J
• Dole VAMC must be Board Certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
• Staff Pathologist duties will include but are not limited to: The physician will maintain professionalism - work ethic and responsibility to VA mission - VISN - and Core Values and coordinate and collaborate with the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service to provide high quality - comprehensive care to the veteran population to include the provision of patient care in the context of a Patient Centered Care model Maintains current Board Certification in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
• Additional training or subspecialty certification may be beneficial but is not required Responsible for diagnostic expertise and sign-out in any area for which sub-specialty fellowship training has been completed Provides on-site gross - microscopic - and final diagnosis rendering/sign-out of Surgical pathology and Cytopathology cases
• These services also include intraoperative and intra-procedural consultations such as preparation and interpretation of frozen sections and rapid on-site evaluation of fine needle aspiration (FNA) procedures
• Autopsies are not done on site at RJD VAMC Orders and provides interpretation/sign-out of appropriate Anatomic Pathology immunohistochemical stains and special stains - as well as obtaining and incorporating other appropriate ancillary studies in the report Responsible for coding of Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology reports with both CPT and SNOMED codes Assists with oversight of contracted Anatomic and Clinical Pathology services as needed Provides on-site Clinical Pathology services including but not limited to review of peripheral blood smears and body fluids - review of transfusion requests for medical appropriateness - review of transfusion reactions - review of fee basis test requests for medical appropriateness - and interpretation and evaluation of laboratory tests Clinical Pathology services include Microbiology/Immunology - Hematology - Immunohematology - Blood Banking - Serology - Clinical Chemistry and Point of Care testing
• The main facility in Wichita provides transfusion services of packed red blood cells - plasma - platelets - and cryoprecipitate
• No donors are drawn
• The Pathologists are responsible for the transfusion medicine services at the facility Work closely with and is under the direction and supervision of the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service who monitors performance of duties for each granted privilege VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): A Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be approved for a highly qualified candidate Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator 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 Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday-Friday