Physician - Sleep Medicine

Pulmonologist in Beautiful Reno/Lake Tahoe Area

VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) in Reno, NV is seeking a Pulmonary Critical Care Physician.

The staff Pulmonologist may be responsible for:

The Pulmonologist (Critical Care Intensivist) positions serve under the direction of the Chief Pulmonologist in Medicine Service at VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) in Reno, NV. The Physicians are responsible for all aspects of pulmonary and critical care to veteran patients. The facility has ability to do advanced procedures such as EBUS and right heart catheterization

Duties of the position include but are not limited to:

• Admit, examine, treat, transfer and discharge patients referred to your service that require inpatient care and when appropriate;
• Coordinate the clinical care of the medicine patients and collaborate with the other service(s) on the care of their patients;
• Provide inpatient consultations and attending responsibilities in pulmonary/critical care/sleep medicine and bronchoscope procedures in appropriate cases;
• Document clinic notes, consultations and procedures using the computerized patient record; and performing routine/emergency diagnostic and therapeutic procedures;
• Participate in quality assurance/performance measures, research development, and maintaining internal/external organizational liaisons;
• Participate in committees and review processes when needed or requested;
• Participate in all activities of the Pulmonary/Critical Care Section that includes other programs such as the Sleep Study;
• Provide supplemental coverage to coverage to ICU in support of assigned hospitalist(s); and
• Other duties as assigned.

VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) provides inpatient and outpatient care to a large geographical area that includes 20 counties in northern Nevada and northeastern California. The Reno campus is the site of the Ioannis A. Lougaris VA Medical Center, which operates 64 hospital beds and 60 Community Living Center (CLC) beds. VASNHCS also manages community-based outpatient clinics in Auburn and Susanville, CA, and Carson Valley, Lahontan Valley, Fallon, and Winnemucca, NV. VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System provides health care to approximately 120,000 veterans. 

Benefits and Features

• Expected Salary range for well qualified Pulm/CC range from $300,000 to $348,000 per year, with consideration given to candidate's qualifications, credentials and experience; and may include up to $15,000 in Annual Performance Bonus. Selected candidate may be eligible to apply for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), and if approved, receive up to $200k in school loan repayment.
• The VA offers Physicians and all employees industry leading full benefits and features package to support high quality professional practice & favorable work-life-family balance.
• Paid Time Off in the form of 26 Days paid annual leave, 13 Days paid sick leave per year, 11 Federal holidays with pay, and 5-Day paid absence to attend approved CME 
• Insurance to include Health-Dental-Vision care insurance programs to choose from with premiums partially paid by VA; Flexible Spending Accounts; Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government; and Long-term care insurance available as an option
• Federal Retirement Plans thru the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - A three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan, with up to five percent government matching

Welcome to Reno/Tahoe! Nestled at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains with easy access to Lake Tahoe, Reno is ideal for your inner adventurer. Enjoy kayaking, paddle boarding, and hiking in the summer, sledding and snowshoeing in the winter, or head on up to the slopes to ski or snowboard where many Olympic athletes train. Check out our many hip restaurants and shops in Midtown, or take a walk by the river downtown and stop in at a dog friendly brewery. We are the home of a dynamic art scene and many iconic events: Artown, Hot August Nights, Street Vibrations, Rib Cook-off, Great Reno Balloon Races, and Reno Rodeo. Summers can get hot, but the humidity is low, and there is no state income tax in Nevada! For more information click: Special Events.

We encourage you to consider VA employment in Reno, NV. We offer both a mission you can put your heart into and a home for fun, new experiences. Join a team that values a healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by your role in keeping the promise to those who served." For more information click Recreation

For more information, please visit www.whyreno.org.

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For more information, please contact VA Healthcare Recruiter:

Kelly De Boer

(775) 223-5351

[email protected]