Summary

The Providence VA Healthcare System is dedicated to providing high quality comprehensive outpatient and inpatient health care to Veterans residing in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Each Veteran who comes to the Medical Center for care is assured personalized care by a team of health care providers.

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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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
• Exceptions: 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 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
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Rheumatology Board Certification is Required Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: All applicants must have a medical evaluation able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position
• A pre-placement medical examination shall be completed prior to appointment.

Duties

• Why live in Providence - Rhode Island? Ranked #105 in Best Places to Live and #47 in Best Places to Retire by US News & World Report - Providence - RI has a variety metro area homes to young professionals and artists - characterized by a quaint New England vibe
• The city has a budding economy fueled by the health care - education - tourism and financial sectors
• Providence's renaissance is now evident throughout the metro area - from the carefully restored urban landscape of downtown to the hip coffee shops and thriving community gardens of the trendy West End
• In more recent years - this renaissance has helped foster an exceptional culinary scene - numerous arts venues and thoughtfully planned urban spaces throughout the city center
• Factor in the presence of top-notch institutions like Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design as well as a proximity to some of New England's most beautiful beaches - and you'll see what makes Providence an appealing place to live
• Key Responsibilities: Evaluate - diagnose - provide consultation - medically manage and treat rheumatology patients including systemic diseases with rheumatic manifestations
• Privileges include medical management of general medical conditions which are encountered in the course of caring for the rheumatology patient
• Admit to inpatient or appropriate level of care Perform history and physical examinations Ordering and Preliminary interpretation of EKG and Imaging and Laboratory Studies Diagnostic aspiration and analysis of synovial fluid under light and compensated polarized light microscopy
• Therapeutic injection of diarthrodial joints - bursae - tenosynovial structures - and entheses Biopsies of tissues relevant to the diagnosis of rheumatic diseases Synovial biopsy
• Ultrasound examination of the joints Comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases
• 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
• Work Schedule: Intermittent Work Schedule to be Discussed during Interview
• Telework: Not Authorized
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
• Notifications: This position is in the Excepted Service.