Hospitalist Physician (Fee Basis)

Quick Facts

• Role: Fee Basis Hospitalist Physician (intermittent schedule)

Description

Provide comprehensive inpatient hospitalist care to Veterans as a fee basis provider. Perform clinical history and physical exams, document care, manage diagnostics and therapeutic interventions, and coordinate with patients, families, and other care providers within the scope of licensure. Handle both non-emergent and emergent situations, including specified airway/ventilation, resuscitation, ECG interpretation, and thrombolytic therapy.

Responsibilities

• Take and record clinical history and its components

• Perform and record physical examinations

• Provide patient care, related documentation, routine diagnostic exams, procedures, and therapeutic interventions

• Interview, evaluate, diagnose, provide treatment, and render clinical opinions

• Request consultations and technical procedures from other physicians and qualified consultants/technicians

• Communicate with patients and family regarding treatment and coordinate with other care providers

• Manage emergent and non-emergent airway needs, including mechanical ventilation (per applicable VHA directive)

• Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition for emergent conditions

• Interpret ECGs

• Perform CPR including cardioversion/defibrillation and transcutaneous pacing

• Manage ventilator for transfer only

• Administer thrombolytic therapy

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens only if recruitment of qualified citizens is not possible per VA policy)

• Current, full, unrestricted medical license to practice medicine or surgery

• Completed accredited residency training leading to board certification eligibility (or approved equivalent pathways)

• MD (or equivalent) degree from a VA-approved allopathic or osteopathic program

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation and pass a pre-employment physical evaluation

• Complete VA online onboarding and pre-employment requirements (including accepted identification for I-9)

• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program

• Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959

• Complete all required application documents

• May be subject to urinalysis testing for illegal drug use prior to appointment (testing-designated positions)

• May be required to report for duty on short notice during nights, evenings, weekends, and holidays

Benefits

• Malpractice: free liability protection with tail coverage provided

• Fee-for-service appointments are not eligible for the federal employment benefits package; benefits eligibility depends on the type of position held