Urologist (Physician)

Quick Facts

Full-time Urologist position providing surgical and clinical urology services to Veterans; works Monday–Friday 7:00am–3:30pm.

Description

Provide urology surgical treatment for urologic injuries and diseases and deliver a full range of urologic surgical procedures, diagnostic care, management, and counseling for the Veteran population. Manage and participate in the full urology surgery program across inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring high-quality and safety-focused patient care in and outside the operating room. Document care in electronic medical records and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage and/or participate in all aspects of a Urology Surgery Program (clinical and administrative)
• Diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urologic diseases using standard, accepted methods
• Perform complete urologic surgical procedures; provide outpatient and inpatient surgical care
• Provide consultations, workups, and pre- and postoperative care
• Complete administrative patient-care documentation (progress notes, histories & physicals, discharges, consults)
• Use electronic medical records
• Collaborate with Nursing, Anesthesiology, mid-level surgical providers, and support staff
• Provide guidance to Urology mid-level providers
• Participate in service level and hospital committees; participate in facility peer review
• Participate in resident training

Requirements

• Board eligible/board certified; board certification preferred
• Current full and unrestricted U.S. medical license (medicine or surgery) in a state/territory/commonwealth or DC
• Completed accredited residency training leading to eligibility for board certification
• U.S. citizenship
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination
• Comply with Seasonal Influenza vaccination program requirement
• Select selective service registration (for eligible males)
• Complete VA onboarding and required pre-employment processes
• EDRP eligibility and timely application submission (former EDRP participants ineligible)

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual performance bonus and regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 50–55 days per year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays; possible CME-related paid absence)
• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contribution
• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory (required for practice)
• CME: possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (full-time with board certification)
• Malpractice: free liability protection with tail coverage
• Contract: no physician employment contract; no significant restriction on moonlighting
• Potential Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) student loan repayment (authorized up to $200,000; award amount and eligibility period determined after application review)