Summary

The VA South Texas Health Care System is seeking a Physician - Infectious Disease to join their team in San Antonio - TX. Education Debt Reduction Program: Authorized Recruitment or Relocation Incentive: May be authorized to highly qualified individual

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 in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Minimum 2 yrs
• practice experience
• Proficient in Electronic Medical Records/timely & thorough in documentation
• Experience treating HIV At least 1 year experience with teaching residents and or fellows
• At least 1 year experience with telemedicine
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Use of fingers
• Both hands required
• Both eyes required
• Depth perception
• Ability to distinguish basic colors
• Ability to distinguish shades of colors
• Hearing (aid may be permitted).

Duties

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until December 3 - 2025 or until all positions are filled
• The first cut-off date is July 08 - 2025
• Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled
• Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated
• After that time - you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period
• DUTIES Participates in staff meetings - hospital committees - and peer review process
• Demonstrate effective communication both down to staff and up to leadership - to include heads up (for acute patient bad outcomes) and issue briefs - acting as Section Chief when the Section Chief is on leave
• Direct Infection control meeting and efforts - ensuring appropriate quality improvement for all patients
• Maintains VA training requirements - timely completion of documentation and upkeep of credentials required for privileging and re-privileging Participates in the Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE)/Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) process
• Adheres to employee health requirements
• Participates in Clinical Pertinence Reviews (routine medical record reviews)
• Directs an Infection control staff to coordinate collection of infection control data and analysis with feedback to involved parties
• Adheres to tour of duties - timely requests for leave in VA Time and Attendance System (VATAS) and for clinic
• Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounter & open consult management - Computerized Patient Records System (CPRS) documentation rules and requirements - adherence to clinic procedures for patient scheduling & access - ensuring staff productivity - oversight of relevant performance measures - and participation in the development of the new focus on the Medical Home and Patient Centric Care - Utilization - Quality - and Patient Safety oversight - process improvement (system redesign)
• Provides patient care - either direct or virtual - that is compassionate - appropriate - and effective for the promotion of health - prevention of illness - treatment of disease - and care at the end of life
• Demonstrates knowledge of established and evolving biomedical - clinical and social sciences - and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others
• Practitioners will remain up to date in virtual care practices
• Ensures practice-based learning and improvement - practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate - evaluate - and improve patient care
• Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients - families - and other members of the health care team
• Demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development - ethical practice - and understanding and sensitivity to diversity - and a responsible attitude toward their patients and their profession
• Demonstrates both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided - and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care
• Provides patient care services - either direct or virtual - during off tours (nights - weekends - and holidays - as needed by the organization
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30AM - 4:00PM - May include weekend rotations Bargaining Unit Status: This position is part of the bargaining unit
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be available for highly qualified individual Relocation Incentive: May be available for highly qualified individual Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for EDRP
• See Education section for additional information
• 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