Physician Otolaryngologist ENT Surgeon/ PT/ Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized/EDRP

• Provide a full range of medical, procedural, and surgical care in general Otolaryngology to adult patients.
• Reviewing medical history and conducting a detailed physical exam.
• Interpreting laboratory and diagnostic results.
• Diagnosing Otolaryngology conditions and assisting and/or performing procedures in the operating room and clinical areas.
• Assessing and treating diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat and surgical conditions.
• Performing screening examinations and completing H&P's and progress notes.
• Performing basic diagnostic procedures.
• Maintain an active knowledge of the patient care process of the department of Veterans Affairs and knowledge of the medical center records system (CPRS).
• This shall include using the computerized medical records in a complete and timely manner.
• The Otolaryngologist is expected to maintain his/her skills at the highest level in all the areas of work which include outpatient clinics.
• The Otolaryngologist should exercise sensitivity when dealing with patients and their families.
• Assures physician to physician and physician to nurse communication to ensure smooth receipt or transfer of patients.
• The Otolaryngologist is expected to attend mandatory meetings and any other meeting or focus group assigned to.

Work Schedule: Part Time position, tour of duty will be determined between the Physician and their Supervisor.

Pay: Pro rated for part time

Paid Time Off:

• Paid annual leave based on hours worked - accrual starting on your first day
• Paid annual sick leave based on hours worked - accrual starting on your first day (no limit on accrual)
• Paid federal holidays dependent on work schedule

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 moonlightingRecruitment/Relocation Incentive: Maybe authorized

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), 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.

• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Additional Requirement:

• This position requires a Board Certification

• For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

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.]

• 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).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.