The Eastern Colorado Health Care System is currently recruiting for a physician to fill our part-time (20 hours per week) Nocturnist Critical Care position for our 12 bed mixed Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
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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: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (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 Incumbent will be a member of the Medical Service and will participate in patient care, teaching and administrative activities as assigned.
They will function as an independent physician provider, and they will provide medical care in the spectrum of their field of training and privileging and in all aspects of patient care including inpatient/outpatient care. NOTE: The advertised salary will be pro-rated based on the actual hours worked. The incumbent will be responsible for, but not limited to the following duties: (1) Continue and further the development of the clinical programs.
(a) Responsibilities include but are not limited to: providing evaluation and treatment for patients seen in the outpatient clinic, and inpatient services if assigned. (2) Providing patient care in the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System. Incumbent will attend in the outpatient clinic and on the inpatient service as assigned, and other clinical services needed by the Service (focusing on night coverage in the ICU).
These clinical responsibilities may include patient care activities with or without trainees. (3) Supervise and teach medical students, interns and residents, and fellows. Participate in the educational activities of the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. (4) Participate in Process Improvement/Quality Assurance projects and other administrative duties as assigned, including Section meetings. (5) Other duties as assigned by the Section or Service Chief.
(6) Provide expert consultation and treatment to patients in all clinical settings. (7) Evaluate and triage specialty consults. (8) Obtain medical histories, conduct physical examinations, recommend, order and evaluate appropriate laboratory testing, and plan and prescribe treatment for patients.
(9) The incumbent will coordinate medical management and care within their discipline with Primary Care providers and other Medical/Surgical services and personnel in a multidisciplinary health care delivery system. (10) Provide on-call services as assigned, usually as part of a rotation with other section physicians. (11) Participate in monitoring the quality, safety, and appropriateness of patient care, both at the Section and facility level.
(12) Incumbent will perform administrative tasks as assigned, including, but not limited to peer reviews, Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE), special projects that help fulfill and/or enhance the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs as assigned by the Chief of Medicine/Chief of Staff/ELT. (13) Participate in the educational programs for section personnel as well as the medical staff. Work Schedule: 6pm to 7am
Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
OR Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. OR For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.
NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities.
The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.
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This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $225000 – $400000/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
This is a 20 Hours position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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