Physician - Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine

Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) in scenic - sunny Tucson, Arizona is currently looking to add a full-time Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician. This is a great opportunity for interested candidates who are also trained in sleep medicine because there is abundant opportunity to utilize sleep medicine skills.

Position Background:

SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Candidates must be eligible for a faculty appointment with the University of Arizona commensurate with clinical experience and academic achievement to facilitate teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows.

The Tucson VA is a tertiary care facility providing a full range of clinical services including complex coronary angioplasty, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and Mohs surgery. It has been a flagship quality provider within the VA and was a 2012 winner of the prestigious Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Award. We are in a growth area for the VA. Consequently, the VA is open to major capital investment in our facility; we are in the planning phase for a new subspecialty’s clinic building.

Position Information and Job Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Participate in quality improvement activities and comply with rules and regulations of the agency, facility, and department.
• Support and ensure a satisfactory process for supervision and training of fellows, residents and medical students from University of Arizona College of Medicine rotating through the Pulmonary Division
• Maintain American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certification.
• A commitment to compliance with VA and SAVAHCS regulatory requirements
• Commitment to excellence in patient care and an interest in teaching are essential
• Contribution to the scientific literature is preferred and willingness to participate in clinical trials
• Participate in out-patient clinic services including fellows’ clinic, in the in-patient consult and in the Medical ICU service.
• Work Schedule:Full-time, Permanent, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Requirements:

• United States Citizenship
• Non-US Citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified US 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
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in all the US States
• Must be Board Certified in Pulmonary/Critical Care by the ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine)
• Successful completion of Residency Training in the USA

• Preference will be given to candidates who are board certified or recently board eligible in Pulmonary/Critical Care.

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.

In addition to the honor of serving America’s Heroes, a career at VHA provides a robust total reward$ package (see full brochure here) and offers many benefits including: 

Pay: $310,000 - $355,000 per year with annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): maybe approved for a highly qualified candidate
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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 (Board certification required).
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Please email: [email protected]

Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to assisting you to your new, rewarding career at the Veterans Health Administration – Tucson, Arizona!