Summary

The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System located in Little Rock - Arkansas is seeking a full-time - board certified or board eligible Endocrinologist with fellowship training in endocrinology/metabolism. Responsibilities include endocrine/diabetic clinic - inpatient consult service - and teaching.

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 Certified in Internal Medicine Board Certified in Endocrinology - Diabetes and Metabolism According to the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) - clinical competence is measured in 6 domains
• Based on ABIM required documentation - candidates should be competent in: (1) patient care and procedural skills - (2) medical knowledge - (3) practice-based learning and improvement - (4) interpersonal and communication skills - (5) professionalism and (6) systems-based practice (https://www.abim.org/certification/policies/internal-medicine-subspecialty-policies/endocrinology-diabetes-metabolism/) According to the ABIM Endocrinology - Diabetes - and Metabolism Subspecialty Board procedure requirements - competency in Thyroid aspiration biopsy - Thyroid ultrasound - Skeletal dual photon absorptiometry interpretation - Management of insulin pumps - Continuous glucose monitoring Recent (within the past year) full time clinical experience in endocrinology in the United States
• Experience with teaching and mentoring residents and/or endocrine fellows
• Experience with research and scholarly activity documented by authorship of peer reviewed publications
• 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 Pushing (8 hours) Reaching above shoulder Use of fingers Both hands required Walking (8 hours) Standing (8 hours) Repeated bending (2 hours) Both legs required Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously 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 Both eyes required Depth perception Ability to distinguish basic colors Ability to distinguish shades of colors Hearing (aid may be permitted) Mental stability Emotional stability Mask Wearing Sitting up to 8 hours Environmental Requirements: Outside and inside Excessive noise - intermittent Working closely with others Working alone Protracted or irregular hours of work Other (specify) Working in direct patient care with and without masks Use of computer

Duties

• This is an Open Continuous Announcement and may be extended beyond the current closing date until the position(s) are 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 authorized for highly qualified applicants Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized for highly qualified applicants Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized 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 Duties include but are not limited to: Ensure that high quality patient care is delivered in a resourceful and efficient manner
• Evaluate - diagnose - and manage patients with diabetes and other endocrine disorders in the outpatient and inpatient setting
• Provide shared coverage of emergency/inpatient care during off-tours
• Perform ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirate (FNA) thyroid biopsies as needed
• Perform chart reviews and coordinate with other clinicians regarding patient care issues
• Manage insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring
• Provide patient care that is compassionate - appropriate - and effective for the promotion of health - prevention of illness - and treatment of disease
• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients - families - and other members of the health care team
• Participate in quality improvement
• Provide resident and/or trainee teaching and supervision - as necessary and/or appropriate
• Close collaboration with our University Affiliate to promote our missions of education - research - and development of our fellows in training to use evidenced based medical care
• Directly oversee of care rendered by an advanced practice provider (APP) within your area
• Work collaboratively with other specialists to ensure patients receive continuous quality care and to provide endocrinology training as requested
• Serve on Peer review and actively participate in other committees as requested by the Medical Center Director - Chief of Staff - Chief of Medicine and/or Chief of Endocrinology sections
• Perform other duties as assigned within their scope of practice
• Occasional travel may be required for staffing clinic in CBOCs
• No overnight travel
• May be required to train and/or oversee the training of medical students - residents or fellows as needed
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm (rotating weekend and some federal holidays)