The VAPAHCS MSICU has an ongoing need for 24/7 in-house ICU team coverage. Currently the night coverage is provided by a combination of residents, ICU Nurse Practitioners, and moonlighting fellows.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Intermittent/Per Diem Schedule: 12-hour shifts - nights, evening, weekends, and holidays. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. Note: The salary shown is based on a Full-Time work schedule.
Your actual pay will be dependent on the number of hours you work as an intermittent employee. Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement). Note: Only if employee is expected to work 130 hours or more per month for 90 days.
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 Major duties include but are not limited to: Admitting and caring for up to 15 MSICU patients, a combination of medical, general surgical, and subspecialty surgical patients.
Responding as part of the Emergency Response Team (eTeam) to codes and eTeam (rapid response) calls. Coordinating with the emergency department, floor teams, charge nurse, and nursing supervisor regarding patients needing assessment for admission or transfer to the MSICU. Initiating ICU Consult services pending availability of the on-call fellow.
Performing procedures necessary for clinical care and within the provider's established competence including (but not limited to) central lines, arterial lines, and ventilator management. The MSICU is a multidisciplinary team and unit so the MSICU provider will also interact with and provide critical care expertise and training, as appropriate, with other members of the team.
Professional and respectful interactions with all team members, staff, patients, and families are expected.
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.
Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. 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.
Kelli.Matsuo@va.gov · 925-356-4086
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $275000 – $400000/yr.
Applications close on 2026-08-31.
There are 6 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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