SummaryThe Atlanta VA Medical Center has one vacancy for a Physician (Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon) in the Surgical Care Department.
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The Atlanta VA Medical Center is seeking a Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon/Physician who will be responsible for teaching medical students and residents and will be expected to see patients in the clinic, as well as perform Cardio-Thoracic surgery.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
Duties: - Provides care of veteran patients of the Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Service.
- Responsible for the development, process, education, and evaluation of all medical students and resident programs within the Service.
- Facilitates professional development of personnel throughout the Service.
- Responsible for following the Service's workflow processes, procedures, protocol, and policies within regulatory guidelines.
- Ensures quality assurance for the Service and the delivery of healthcare by participating in service and institutional peer reviews.
- Participates in various committees including peer review committees as well as other required and institutional assigned committees.
- Responsible for the scopes of practice and competencies including their oversight for all personnel assigned to the Service.
- Providing specialty-specific call coverage for Veterans presenting after hours at night on weekends
- Coordinating transfer of specialty-specific patients from/to other hospitals if necessary
- Maintain an unrestricted medical license.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Work schedule may change based on the Agency's needs.
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Conditions of employment- U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.\
