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Section Chief of Urology

Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$300K/yr - $400K/yr

The Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Section Chief of Urology at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center. This role involves overseeing comprehensive urologic services, ensuring patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and managing clinical and administrative duties within the Department of Surgery.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Attending required staff meetings, communicating up and down the chain of command, and helping prepare heads-up and issue briefs related to adverse patient outcomes

Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounters and open consult maintenance, CPRS documentation requirements, monitoring of clinic management

Maintains involvement in matters concerning clinic productivity, relevant performance measures, Quality and Patient Safety oversight, as well as process improvements (system redesigns)

First line supervision, under the Chief, Surgical Service, for all urologist assigned to the Surgical Service

The Urology service encompasses a broad range of pathologic entities with both conservative as well as surgical treatment options

These patients often have severe concomitant medical problems, mental health and chronic pain issues and are multi-symptomatic

This intense interaction requires that the Urologist make, and implement, sound and reasonable decisions and demonstrate above average personal and team performance/cooperation

Exemplary attention to accuracy and detail is required

Admission history and physicals, preoperative evaluations, orders, progress notes, aftercare plans and discharge summaries

The incumbent is expected to remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field

Practitioners are expected to show effectiveness in teaching, monitor and coordinate educational activities, and comply with necessary trainee supervision requirements

If the incumbent is involved in research, they will show an ability to work with the physician to identify and define significant Research and Development problems, to plan and execute a precise research program, and to generate effective reports and results worthy of publication

Qualification

Doctor of MedicineBoard CertifiedUrology ExperienceResidency TrainingMedical LicenseTeaching SkillsResearch SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

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 an institution whose accreditation was in place 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

Proficiency in spoken and written English

Must be board certified

Preferred

Background in Urology

Benefits

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus)

Relocation Incentive

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment)

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)

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided