Physician - Part-Time; Vascular Surgeon

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) – a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval – award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

To qualify for this position you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements 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.

• Citizenship:
  United States Citizenship or Non‑citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree:
  Doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine 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
• VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status
• Approved residencies are: those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or other residencies (non‑US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) deemed by the local Medical Staff Executive Committee to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and a range of patient‑care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs who meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as “Physician Resident Providers” (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (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
• Language: proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement:
  Board Certified or Board Eligible Vascular Surgeon (Reference: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/)
• Physical Requirements:
  
  visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, manual dexterity
• Long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling and pushing may be required
• Transferring patients and objects may be required
• Exposure to infected patients and contaminated materials may require protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures
• Exposure to patients who may be combative due to delirium, dementia or psychiatric disorders
• Mature, flexible and sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations and shifting priorities based on patient needs
• Must be able to perform CPR per ACLS/BLS protocol.

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 15th, 2025
• The initial cut‑off date for referral of eligible applications will be October 20th, 2025 with subsequent cut‑off dates every 5 days
• Eligible applications received after that date will be…