Physician - Section Chief, Sleep Medicine

<p>The Section of Sleep Medicine at the Salisbury VA HealthCare Center (SVA HCS), in NC is seeking a physician leader with training and expertise in sleep medicine to oversee operations at its three sites of care (Salisbury, Charlotte and Kernersville). The SVA HCS is a complexity 1a facility. The medicine specialty program consists of a broad array of services with over 100 specialists and consistently ranked in the top 10 by volume of encounters in the VHA.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Lead a high-performing Sleep Medicine program serving America's Veterans The Section of Sleep Medicine at the Salisbury VA Health Care System (SVA HCS), a complexity 1a facility, seeks a physician leader with training and expertise in adult Sleep Medicine to oversee operations across our three sites of care: Salisbury, Charlotte, and Kernersville. As Section Chief, Sleep Medicine, you will: Provide clinical leadership and operational oversight for Sleep Medicine services across Salisbury, Charlotte, and Kernersville. Deliver and supervise complex inpatient and outpatient sleep care, including consult services and diagnostic testing. Advance education & research: Serve as a clinician-educator-research faculty member with flexible protected time for scholarly and educational activities; hold a faculty appointment at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (academic rank commensurate with experience). Mentor and supervise trainees: Residents and medical students regularly rotate in Sleep Medicine clinics; you will guide training and curriculum development. Drive quality & improvement: Lead process improvement initiatives and champion high-reliability principles across the section. Why join SVA HCS Scale & impact: Our Medicine specialty program comprises 100+ specialists and is consistently ranked top 10 in the VHA by encounter volume. Comprehensive sleep services: Robust inpatient and outpatient consultative care supported by dedicated staff and space at all three sites. Diagnostics include a Sleep Lab performing ~2,000 studies annually, >3,000 home sleep apnea test (HSAT) set-ups each year, and overnight oximetry assessments. Academic excellence: The Sleep Medicine Section is affiliated with Wake Forest University School of Medicine and has been continuously accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine for over 15 years. Mission-driven culture: A system highly focused on outcomes, quality, and continuous improvement-where research activity is encouraged and supported. What we offer A meaningful leadership role with system-wide impact serving Veterans across three modern care sites. Academic appointment at Wake Forest University School of Medicine with protected time for teaching and research. Collaborative, well-resourced environment with accredited programs and strong diagnostic capabilities. Competitive federal salary and benefits package (retirement, health, dental/vision, paid leave), plus potential recruitment incentives per VA policy. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized 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 8:00am - 4:30pm</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. 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 examination. 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.<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.