Summary

The Central Arkansas VA Healthcare System is seeking a Physician - Pain Management Anesthesiologist to join a large and busy practice working in Pain Management & Rehabilitation Services. The ideal candidate will possess excellent evaluation and management skills as well as training in advanced interventional procedures.

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 Eligible in Physical Medicine and Rehab - or Anesthesiology
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Light lifting - under 15 pounds Light carrying - under 15 pounds Reaching above shoulders Use of fingers Both hands required Walking 2 hours Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4 Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other Mental and Emotional Stability Environmental Factors: Working closely with others Protracted or irregular hours of work

Duties

• This is an Open Continuous Announcement and may be extended beyond the current closing date until the position is filled
• Eligible applications will be referred at regular intervals - as additional vacancies occur and/or on an as-needed basis during the duration of the announcement
• Once a selection is made and offer is accepted the announcement may close pending no additional vacancies
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be available for highly qualified applicants
• 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 The Central Arkansas VA Healthcare System is seeking a Physician - Pain Management Anesthesiologist to join a large and busy practice working in Pain Management & Rehabilitation Services
• To be considered a strong partner with our other nine providers - the ideal candidate will possess excellent evaluation and management skills as well as training in advanced interventional procedures
• Effectively evaluates patients with chronic pain by developing and implements goal-oriented treatment plans for complex patients in need of pain management
• Provides peripheral joint injections and other intramuscular injections - performs advanced spine procedures including cervical - thoracic and lumbar epidurals - facet procedures/RFA - SCS
• Utilizes all risk mitigation strategies when prescribing scheduled pain medications and adjuvant medications
• Effectively provides diagnostic evaluation - examination - and interdisciplinary treatment planning to meet the pain care needs of Veterans
• Confidently and professionally collaborates with multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams of therapists - psychologists - social workers - pharmacists - APRNs - other physicians - nurses - etc
• to meet a patient's complex rehabilitative needs
• Fulfils the educational mission of VA by providing bedside and didactic teaching for students - residents - and fellows
• Collects data - analyzes data - implements changes based on analyses results in their specialty area
• Participates in facility - regional - and national activities as a subject matter expert as needed to support the overall VA mission to provide outstand comprehensive healthcare
• Travel between the Little Rock and North Little Rock campuses will be required on an as needed basis
• Travel to Outpatient Clinics associated with Central Arkansas VAHCS may be required on an intermittent basis
• Other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am - 4:00pm