Physician - Geriatrics - Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Campus of VA New York Harbor Healthcare System is recruiting an academic Geriatrics physician. The successful candidate will have completed a minimum of three years of Internal Medicine residency training and a fellowship in Geriatrics Medicine. Applicants who are within 2 years of training who are Board Eligible will be considered, with the expectation that they will become Board Certified within 2 years of employment. Responsibilities will include a combination of ambulatory and inpatient medicine, with the emphasis on ambulatory care. In the outpatient setting, responsibilities will include direct patient care in the Geriatrics clinic as well as supervising Internal Medicine residents in the SUNY Downstate training program in their General Medicine continuity clinics (eight afternoons every six weeks). Inpatient responsibilities include up to two two-week rotations per academic year as an attending supervisor to a team of PGY I and PGY II house officers. In addition, the successful candidates will have teaching assignments with SUNY Downstate Medical Students, and participation in Medical Center Committees and performance improvement activities. An academic appointment at SUNY Downstate is expected, at a rank commensurate with experience and academic accomplishment

Salary: $200,000- $243,000

Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay)

We offer:

• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan reimbursement program. To participate in the program, you must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA Policy 1021 and submit your application within four months of appointment. The final award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) is determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services office. Learn more .
• EDRP Authorized: Contact VISN2EDRPCoordinators@va.gov the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement
• 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
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

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. 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
• Board Certification/Eligible in the specialty/sub-specialty indicated in the announcement.

If interested, please apply to USAJOBS - Job Announcement or Email Tierra.Green@va.gov .