Physician Lead (Ophthalmologist) (Fredericksburg)

Summary

Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay). The Richmond's Fredericksburg Healthcare Center (FHCC) is projected to open in March of 2025. Those hired for these positions will be required to work at the Richmond VA Medical Center or one of the other CBOCs (management determination based on need) until the FHCC opens.

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:

1. United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
2. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.
7. Proficiency in spoken and written English.
8. Physical Requirements: The incumbent must be able to perform all the activities of the position without restrictions.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit VA Qualification Standards .

Duties

1. Provides a full range of services including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care in ophthalmology.
2. Performs appropriate ophthalmic evaluations for patients admitted to the medical center, who present in the emergency department/clinic and/or virtually to the medical center and/or community-based clinics.
3. Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs in the facility to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation, and management.
4. Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assists in the implementation of treatment plans appropriate regarding their patients.
5. Orders appropriate diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
6. Involved in performance improvement and quality assurance initiatives.
7. Responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the healthcare system, as appropriate.
8. Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
9. Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with Joint Commission, CARF, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice psychiatric guidelines, VISN standards, National statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory continuing education, and HIPM policies.
10. Other duties as required.