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Summary

South Texas Health Care System is seeking a Neurologist (Epileptologist) to serve in San Antonio - TX. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be offered to highly qualified individual. Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Authorized. See "Education" section for additional information.

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
• Education: 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
• License: 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
• English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board certified Neurology with or without sub-specialty
• Board certified/board eligible epileptologist At least 3 years out of residency/fellowship
• At least 3 years recent experience with GME
• At least 3 years non-academic supervisory experience
• At least 3 years administrative experience
• At least 1-2 years epilepsy fellowship in an ACGME accredited program
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting - 15-44 pounds
• Light lifting - under 15 pounds
• Use of fingers
• Walking (4-6 hours)
• Standing (4-6 hours)
• 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
• Ability to distinguish basic colors
• Hearing (aid may be permitted).

Duties

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until the closing date
• Eligible applications received will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until position is filled
• DUTIES This is a bargaining unit position located in San Antonio - Texas
• Direct patient care in outpatient specialty clinics - inpatient care - and shared on-call coverage is expected
• Responsibilities include diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain - spinal cord and nervous system
• This requires ordering tests to evaluate results to provide proper care to the Veterans
• Electrodiagnostic expertise required in performing EMG/NCV's/Botox and EEG interpretation is needed
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm
• Includes Rotating On-Call
• Inpatient Ward Shifts Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit position
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified individual Relocation Incentive: May be authorized for highly qualified individual Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized - See Education section 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