Physician - Urologist - (Medical - Clinical)

• You must meet eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.
• Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.
• Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Duties: The Urology Department Staff Surgeon reports to the Chief, Urology Section, Surgical Service.

• Routinely performs outpatient and inpatient Urologic surgery examinations, determines diagnoses, and initiates treatments based on Urologic surgery education and standards of care.
• Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees.
• (S)He may train/supervise medical/podiatry students, surgical/podiatry residents, and mid-level providers (NP, PA).
• Phoenix VA Health Care System has an established residency program, Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency as well as Podiatry Residency program whose residents may rotate through Urologic Surgery Service, as well as students from University of Arizona, Mayo Clinic-Scottsdale and other allied health schools.

Major duties include but not limited to the following:

• Diagnose and treat medical and surgical disorders using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care.
• Responsible for initial evaluation and overall workups, history & physicals, and admission of Urologic surgery patients as needed.
• Clinical duties include but are not limited to Operating Room (experience in wide variety of standard Urologic surgical procedures and operations including cystoscopy and fiberoptic cystoscopy), in-patient rounds, Emergency Room and Outpatient Clinics.
• Able to perform a wide variety of Urologic surgical procedures.
• May supervise residents from the Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program, the Mayo Clinic and other training programs, as well as medical students from University of Arizona and Podiatry students and residents who rotate through the Urologic Surgery Service.
• Required to participate in all surgical quality/performance improvement initiatives as appropriate, including VASQIP.
• Participate in Urologic surgery night call and perform emergency surgical procedures.
• Responsible for providing patients with education concerning their disease state and treatment regimen.
• Assess Veterans' risks and benefits associated with surgical procedures and will provide appropriate informed consent, so Veterans fully understand the important risks and benefits of surgical intervention.
• Complete all electronic, clinical, daily charting and documentation required by the Medical Center in a timely manner as appropriate, including outcomes reporting as appropriate.
• Consult with Medical Center staff on many patient care issues.
• The Department of Veterans Affairs strongly enforces a policy of full disclosure.
• If there is a complication in the course of a patient's care, the Urologic surgeon will discuss the untoward event, including the patient's options for second medical opinion or legal action, and will document these discussions in the chart (CPRS).
• Maintain clinical privileges as a member of the Medical Staff.
• Abide by Medical Staff By-laws and Rules.
• Maintain her/his medical license and specialty certification, and the requisite CME requirements.
• Work effectively with patients and coworkers and will treat other health care professionals and patients' family with respect and dignity.

• 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)
      (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),
      (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.

• The physician should be physically and mentally capable to perform the duties of the position including:
  • examinations
  • formulate the diagnosis
  • treatment plan
  • educate residents
• Physical activities include:
  • sitting
  • standing (up to 4 hours)
  • walking (up to 2 hours)
  • heavy lifting (45 pounds or over)
  • reaching above the shoulder
  • repeated bending
• Should be emotionally and mentally stable
• Capable to perform the duties of the position

1. Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or
2. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
3. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant.
   • If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.

• The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities.
• The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
  • Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
  • Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

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