Physician - Hospitalist

<p>VA Black Hills is seeking a Hospitalist to care for Veterans within the Specialty Care Service Line in Rapid City, SD. The Hospitalist is responsible for the evaluation, management and care for patients on the acute inpatient ward, intensive care unit, emergency department and/or urgent care at both Fort Meade and Hot Springs campuses, depending on shift assignment.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. The Physician - Hospitalist is directly responsible to the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Specialty (Acute) Care. Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: Manages inpatients with general adult medical illnesses. This includes performing histories and physical examinations, rounding on patients, writing progress notes, discharge planning and timely completion of discharge summaries. Performs inter-professional rounds on assigned medical wards, managing, and participating in the patients' care. Participates in quality management/assurance and chart review activities. Serves on Medical Staff committees. Performs medical consultation and pre-operative risk assessment on inpatient med/surg patients. Provides patient care, including decisions regarding admissions, discharges, transfers to a higher level of care, referral for admission to VA from outside facilities, etc. Performs history and physicals, establish medical diagnoses, order laboratory and radiographic tests, order appropriate consults, and develops assessments and plans for all assigned patients. Provides inpatient coverage of internal medicine patients on the Acute Medical ward and the Intensive Care Unit. Coordinates medical care of patients with the emergency department and other services as indicated. Functions within the parameters of CPRS (the electronic medical record) for order sets, documentation, administrative requirements, cyber security, privacy rules, etc. Provides teaching medical students, advanced practice nurse practitioner students, and physicians assistants students as assigned. Participates in peer reviews and process improvement activities. Demonstrates a commitment to continuing medical education and ongoing professional development. Demonstrates personal integrity and commitment to professionalism, including maintaining respectful interaction with all coworkers across all disciplines. Evaluation and management of patients during assigned shifts in the Emergency Department and Urgent Care. Admits and manages inpatients with general adult medical illnesses. This includes performing histories and physical examinations, rounding on patients, writing progress notes, discharge planning and timely completion of discharge summaries. Works closely with specialists and primary care physicians to ensure that inpatients receive continuous high-quality care. Takes an active role in optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the inpatient care process from admission through discharge. Discusses all medical admissions with emergency room, ICU, and clinic physicians to ensure clinical appropriateness of admission to general medical floors. Discusses, with external attending providers, the possible transfer of appropriate Veterans from outlying hospitals/Emergency Departments. Performs other duties as assigned which may include consultation on patients residing in the CLC and/or inpatient acute psychiatry and the outpatient residential treatment program. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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: 7:00am - 7:00pm. Additional information may be provided during the interview process.</p><h3>Requirements</h3>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. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. You may be required to serve a probationary period. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.<h3>Education</h3>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. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated. NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.