Summary

The Muskogee Oklahoma VA is currently recruiting for a Physician to serve as our ACOS of Primary Care in our Tulsa facility.

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 is preferred but not essential Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting - 15-44 pounds
• Moderate carrying - 15-44 pounds
• Reaching above shoulder
• Use of fingers
• Both hands required
• Walking (6hrs)
• Standing (6hrs)
• Repeated bending (2-4hrs)
• Both eyes required
• Depth perception
• Ability to distinguish basic colors
• Ability to distinguish shades of colors
• Hearing (aid permitted)
• Mental/ Emotional Stability
• Ability to perform privileges Independently perform physical exam
• Cognitive Stability.

Duties

• This position is located in Tulsa - OK
• https://youtu.be/3fMEu0iS7_Q?si=Y5RtGcnKKbJGxxk6 Duties: Illnesses - disorders - and injuries of the adult - including but not limited to conditions of the heart - kidney - lung - musculoskeletal system - skin - eye - and nervous system - and including multi-system diseases such as diabetes mellitus - HIV/AIDS - and cancer - and including the care of patients requiring admission to intensive care
• Acute and chronic diseases of the elderly - including dementias - as well as functional assessment - physiologic and psychologic aspects of senescence and end-of-life care
• Psychiatric disorders in - emotional aspects of non-psychiatric disorders - psychopharmacology - alcoholism - and other substance abuse
• The care for patients 18 years and older with acute illnesses - disorders - and injuries in a Primary Care setting
• Illnesses - disorders - and injuries such as pneumonia - asthma - gastrointestinal infections - dehydration - and urinary tract infections
• Community and public issues - such as adult abuse and neglect - domestic violence - elder abuse and neglect - disease prevention and disaster preparedness
• Procedures such as suturing lacerations - removal of non-penetrating corneal foreign bodies - simple skin biopsies or excisions - incision - and drainage of abscesses - burn care - the management of uncomplicated minor closed fractures and uncomplicated dislocations - soft tissue injections and such other procedures that are extensions of the same techniques and skills
• Preliminary reading of basic X-Ray chest - abdomen - extremities - and EKG - perform/interpret
• Ordering and interpretation of Diagnostic and laboratory tests
• Injection/aspiration: large joint - bursa - ganglion cyst - trigger point
• Women's health - including illnesses - disorders - and injuries of the female reproductive and genitourinary systems
• Buprenorphine prescribing (DEA registration number with prescribing authority required)
• Cryotherapy VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• 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: 8-430 Monday thru Friday