Physician (Urology)

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Base Pay Range

$265,122.00 / yr – $400,000.00 / yr

Summary

The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is recruiting for two well‑trained, energetic Physician (Urology) professionals who are board certified or board eligible in Urology with DaVinci Robotic training and experience. The Urologist works full time for Surgical Care Services and provides evaluation and treatment of urological conditions. Ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, growth, and development of the VA.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must meet the basic requirements listed below, as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) specified 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.
• Education : 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.
• License and Registration : Current – full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, 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 in Urology 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.
• PRPs 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.
• English Language Proficiency : Must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d).
• Reference : For more information on this qualification standard – please visit https : / / www.va.gov / ohrm / QualificationStandards / .
• Physical Requirements : Must pass a pre‑employment physical examination as required by VA Handbook 5019; this examination is administered by VA Occupational Health.
• This position requires : light to moderate lifting (15 – 44 lbs.), light carrying (15 lbs or less), reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required, walking (up to 2 hours), standing (up to 2 hours), kneeling (up to 1 hour), ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, near vision correctable at 13″ to 16″, far vision correctable in one eye to 20 / 20 and to 20 / 40 in the other, depth perception, ability to distinguish basic colors, ability to distinguish shades of colors, hearing (aid permitted), emotional stability, mental stability, working closely with others, and working alone.

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