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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) 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. Additional Requirement: Board Certified Preferred Experience: Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: ["VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Available Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Available\nEDRP Authorized: Contact Sean.Moser@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases\nPaid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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)\nRetirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA\nInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)\nLicensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory\nCME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)\nMalpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided\nContract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting\nThis is a .8FTE position\nCoordinating with the Service Chief to correctly map time spent in the following activities: clinical care, research, education, administration/service, accounting for all hours on tour.\n2. Inpatient consults, outpatient clinic, staffing and attending supervision of OR cases, ICU and ward attending.\n3. Coordination with Service Leadership of credentialing processes for Orthopedic providers with WOC or contract appointments.\n4. On-Call expectations to per arrangements with section and service leadership.\n5. Supervision of trainees, and students. This will be done in collaboration with the Dartmouth-Hitchcock residency training director, the ACOS for Education at the White River Junction VHA Medical Center and (if applicable) the WRJ site-director for student clerkships. In concert with the other orthopedic attendings, ensuring orthopedic surgery residents participate in all VA e-learning, compliance and documentation requirements.\n6. Education time is mapped specifically to non-clinical activities and administrative obligations related to teaching and training with academic partners.\n7. Attendance at Surgical Service Morbidity & Mortality conference and scheduled Service Staff meetings, and periodic involvement in hospital committees and quality improvement actives as directed by the Chief of Surgical Services.\n8. Surgical cases will be entered in the VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program database and clinical outcomes of the Orthopedic Surgery Program are monitored within the expectations of that program. They will work with the Surgical Quality Nurse (SQN) and the Service leadership (Chief, Associate Chiefs and Office of Quality, Safety and Value (QSV) to recognize and remediate deficiencies.\n9. A Focused Professional Proficiency Evaluation (FPPE) is required upon initial employment, and an Ongoing Professional Proficiency Evaluation (OPPE) twice annually consistent with WRJ VA Policy.\n10. Proficiency reports on accomplishment of Section and Department goals will be completed annually, along with Performance expectations related to VHA and facility goals Work Schedule: TBD"]