Description
The VA Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS) is a Level I tertiary multi campus teaching facility affiliated with the University of Maryland - School of Medicine and over 100 educational institutions. Located next to the University of Maryland Medical Center with a walkway connecting the two facilities, the medical center maintains an active affiliation with the University in the sharing of staff, resources, and technology. Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center is the acute medical and surgical care facility for the VA Maryland Health Care System and offers a full range of inpatient, outpatient and primary care services. As one of the most modern health care facilities in the country, the medical center offers veterans state-of-the-art medical technology, clinical services and research programs. It is home to the world's first filmless radiology department, which allows health care providers to have nearly instant access to patient radiology images from anywhere in the facility and throughout the health care system.
The Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) within the VAMHCS is looking for their next Physician-Scientist. The Physician-Scientist is responsible for enhancing the care delivered to older Veterans within the VA Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS). The VAMHCS GRECC Physician is a research investigator and clinical provider who develops, improves, and evaluates new models of health care delivery for elderly Veterans.
The GRECC Physician's primary duty station will be the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Greene Street in Baltimore, MD. Given the Baltimore Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center's (BGRECC) footprint, the Physician-Scientist may be required to be present at the BVAMC Annex or Loch Raven Campus. This employee will report to the BGRECC Director. They could/would supervise staff associated with research projects (i.e. research assistance, lab staff).
Qualifications:
GRECC Physicians must be board certified in either internal medicine (ABIM), or neurology with ideally additional fellowship training in either geriatrics or one of the internal medicine subspecialities. Proficient in the English language with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Benefits:
Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Relocation/Recruitment may be authorized for highly qualified applicants
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: 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
About the area:
Just off the Chesapeake Bay, about an hour's drive north of Washington, D.C., and two hours south of Philadelphia. Award-winning dining is not hard to find, and cultural offerings include an internationally recognized symphony orchestra and art museums with works ranging from ancient to current-day artists. Baltimore also has a variety of performance venues, including the historic Hippodrome Theater, a former vaudeville palace. The local arts scene reaches a mass audience during Artscape, an annual outdoor event that bills itself as the area's largest free arts festival. Support for Baltimore's professional sports teams always bring residents together. Even on chilly winter afternoons or humid summer evenings, locals fill M&T Bank Stadium to cheer on the NFL's Ravens and flock to Camden Yards to root for the MLB's Orioles.
"Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care."
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