Summary

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below. The Muskogee Oklahoma VA is currently recruiting for a Physician - Urology to work at the Ernest Childers Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa OK.

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: Experience in enterostomy as a component of a urologic procedure
• Intestinal conduit - surgery of the lymphatic system - including lymph node dissection (inguinal retroperitoneal or pelvic) - excision of retroperitoneal cyst or tumor and exploration of retroperitoneum
• Additionally - Transurethral surgery including resection of prostate and bladder tumors
• Open stone surgery on kidney - ureter - and bladder - Surgery of the prostate - including transrectal ultrasound-guided and other biopsy
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position - with or without reasonable accommodation - without hazard to themselves or others
• Depending on the essential duties of a specific position - usable vision - color vision - hearing or speech may be required
• however - in most cases - a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid.

Duties

• A offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• NOTE: This announcement will remain open until December 31 - 2025 or until all vacancies are filled
• Qualified applications received will be reviewed on a weekly basis - until all vacancies are filled
• The Urologist provides surgical treatment with urologic injuries and diseases - performs a full range of complete Urological surgical procedures - diagnostic - management - and illness-related counseling services to the Veteran population served by this facility
• -They assure the provision of high quality and safety patient care both in and outside of the operating room
• -Core Surgery Service/Urology Privileges include the ability to admit - evaluate - diagnose - treat - and provide consultation to surgical or medical patients presenting with illnesses or injuries of the genitourinary system
• -Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have provided inpatient or consultative services for at least 50 patients in the past 12 months
• -Applicant must provide documentation of provision of urological surgery services representative of the scope and complexity of the privileges requested during the previous 24 months (waived for applicants who completed training during the previous year)
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) Authorized: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program
• You must meet specific 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
• Contact Amanda Garner - Email: amanda.garner4@va.gov and Kellie Etchison - Email: kellie.etchison@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator's for questions/assistance - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Learn more
• 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 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am to 4:00pm