PHYSICIAN

• INTERNAL MED Columbia MO
  Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
  Details
  

Posted:

19-Sep-26

Location:

Columbia, Missouri

Categories:

Physicians/Surgeons

Internal Number:

878042100

Summary

OUR MISSION

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families

• caregivers
• and survivors"
• by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?
  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:

2+ years of independent practice as an internal medicine or family medicine physician

Preferred Experience:

Board eligibility in Family Practice or Internal Medicine is required

• certification is preferred
  

Reference:

For more information on this qualification standard

• please visit https://www.

va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/

Physical Requirements:

This position requires a pre-employment physical

Requires lifting 15-44 pounds

pushing (approx

2 hours)

reaching above shoulder

use of fingers and both hands

walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling

Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously

Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4

Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other

Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors

Hearing aid is permitted.

Duties

ABOUT OUR GREAT CITY

Columbia ranks #30 on the 2020 Top 100 Best Places to Live by Livability

Columbia is also ranked by Niche as #25 best city to live in America

• #28 best city to buy a house
• and #24 best city to raise a family
  Columbia has 91 parks and 8 trails totaling 26 miles for walking
• running
• and biking
• with a 30-mile loop addition in the works
  Columbia's trail system connects to the 237-mile Katy trail crossing the state
  Centralized location offers quick access to St
  Louis and Kansas City
• as well as the State Capitol
• Jefferson City
• and the beautiful vacation getaway
• Lake of the Ozarks
  Columbia is also minutes away from a host of historic towns and state parks featuring boating
• fishing
• hiking
• biking and more
  http://www.

visitcolumbiamo/ VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package

VHA Physician Total Rewards

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more

EDRP Authorized:

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive

Contact visn15edrpva.gov

• the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

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
• 8:00 am
• 4:30 pm

Duties:

Specific tasks depend on the specialty

however

• the following responsibilities are likely to be carried out
• regardless of the doctor's specialty
• on a daily or weekly basis: examining and talking to patients to diagnose their medical conditions
  carrying out specific procedures as appropriately credentialed making notes
• both as a legal record of treatment and for the benefit of other health care professionals
  working with other doctors as part of a team
• either in the same department
• or within other specialties
  liaising with other medical and non-medical staff in the hospital to ensure quality treatment
  promoting health education
  undertaking managerial responsibilities such as planning the workload and staffing of the department
• especially at more senior levels Board eligibility in Family Practice or Internal Medicine is required
• certification is preferred.

About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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