If you are looking for work-life balance and a rewarding career, please consider an opportunity with the Veterans Healthcare System.
Opportunity Details
The Fresno VA is actively recruiting a Board-Certified Gastroenterologist to help care for our Veterans – America’s Heroes. The selected candidate will be considered for a faculty appointment at UCSF, Fresno, and be involved with the education and teaching of Gastroenterology fellows in our fellowship program, plus medical residents, students, and other providers.
The Gastroenterology physician is responsible for providing comprehensive medical and selected specialty services for outpatients, inpatients, and nursing home patients. The physician will provide patient care to veterans in the areas of Gastroenterology in the form of consultative care. The Gastroenterologist will diagnose, treat, and manage patients with gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary diseases according to standard, usual, and acceptable methods and techniques. Provide services such as inpatient and outpatient consultation.
The physician is responsible for overseeing the administration of conscious sedation during GI procedures. The physician performs GI procedures including but not limited to EGD, complex stricture dilation, EGD with PEG, colonoscopies/polypectomy, push enteroscopy, GI manometry, Bravo study, and other advanced procedures.
The physician is required to actively participate and lead in research and education/training activities. The physician must meet the requirements for an academic appointment with the University of California San Francisco at Fresno Medical Education Program. The incumbent will be involved in the education and training of residents, fellows, medical students, and non-physician clinical trainees, participating in ground rounds and lectures. Administrative, direct patient care, teaching, and research are all integrated into the activities and decision processes of the staff Gastroenterologist physician.
Licensure: Full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.
The expected salary range is $300,000 to $400,000.
May include up to $15,000 in Annual Performance Bonus.
Candidates may be eligible for a Sign-on Bonus.
Tax Free: May be eligible to apply for the Education Debt Reduction Program and, if approved, receive up to $200k in school loan repayment Tax Free.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
Paid Time Off: 50–55 days of annual paid time off per year.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and a 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).
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement.
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting.
CONTACT:
Greg Salmon, Physician Provider Recruiter, at Gregory.Salmon@va.gov
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