Summary

This position is for one (1) vacancy in the Loveland - Colorado Clinic of the Cheyenne Wyoming VA Health Care Systems as a Pain Management Physician.

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
• 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
• 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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board certified or Board eligible and maintains basic life support (BLS)
• If requested - advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
• Electromyography (EMG) and Botox
• Specialty training - fellowship completion - or additional board certifications are desired
• Board certified Physiatrist with experience in Pain Management and Traumatic Brain Injury
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Heavy Lifting (45 lbs and over)
• Heavy Carrying (45 lbs and over)
• Straight Pulling (up to 4 hours)
• Pushing (1 - 2 hours)
• Reaching above shoulder
• Use of fingers
• Both hands required
• Walking (up to 8 hours)
• Standing (up to 8 hours)
• Repeated bending (up to 4 hour)
• Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
• Near vision correctable at 13" to 16"
• Hearing (aid permitted).

Duties

• Start - continue - or finish your career here | Cheyenne VA Health Care System (youtube.com) This position performs the necessary standard medical procedures - including related admission - consultation - imaging - laboratory - and electro diagnostic work-up for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with ailments - deficits - and disabilities in Neurologic - Neuromuscular - Musculoskeletal - Arthritic - Vascular - and Ligamentous conditions
• Included within the core of privileges is the post-acute - nonsurgical management of trauma - including musculoskeletal - head - spinal cord injuries - amputations - and arthroplasties
• This position evaluates - diagnoses - treats - and provides consultation to patients with physical and/or cognitive impairments and disabilities affecting the brain - spinal cord - nerves - bones - joints - ligaments - muscles - and tendons
• Comprehensive rehabilitation management of patients with stroke - spinal cord injury - traumatic brain injury - amputation - neuromuscular disorders - musculoskeletal pain syndromes - arthritis - and other joint disorders
• Prescription and management of physical therapy - occupational therapy - and speech-language pathology services
• Management of spasticity
• Electrodiagnostic testing (EMG/NCS) Interventional procedure for pain management
• Prescription of DME - orthotics - and prosthetics
• Medication management related to rehabilitation and pain control
• Duties may include but are not limited to: Bursae Injection Botulinum Toxin Injections Interventional Fluoroscopic Spinal Injections Joint Aspiration & Injection Musculoskeletal ultrasound Tendon Sheath Injections Trigger Point Injections Fluoroscopically guided procedures Ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal interventions Advanced interventional spine procedures 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: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm