The Otolaryngology (ENT) Service Chief provides direct surgical care to inpatients and outpatients, supports education of surgical residents and students, participates in research and administrative duties. Section Chief also manage their surgical subspecialty, including resources, policy implementation, proficiency reports, and fiscal oversight and reporting. RECRUITMENT AND RELOCATION INCENTIVE OFFERED
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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 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNED DUTIES:: The surgeon will provide direct surgical care to inpatient and outpatients; assist in the clinical education of surgical residents and students and pursue research opportunities (if available or desired), and participate in administrative assignments, such as committee membership.
Section chiefs have the added responsibility of administrative/management of their surgical subspecialty. This includes assessing resource needs, policy implementation for their section, proficiency reports, and fiscal responsibility and reporting. Practice elements will include the full range of adult otolaryngology surgery, including inpatient management, outpatient clinic care and telemedicine, with VA referral sites throughout South-central Ohio.
The Cincinnati VA Medical Center has a comprehensive otolaryngology surgery program. Surgeries included but not limited to procedures of Pharynx, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Adenoids and Tonsils, procedures of the inferior turbinate, and cochlear implants. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Duties for this position include but are not limited to: *Provide resident supervision and clinical instruction in the operating room, outpatient clinic and inpatient settings.
*Attend, participate and supervise residents/students in outpatient clinics and take an active role in the evaluation of the patient, decision for treatment/care, and documentation in the patient electronic records. *Follows the VA Guidelines established for resident supervision, including those documentation requirements in the electronic patient healthcare record. *Conduct postoperative follow-up.
Accompany the patient to the PACU assuring that the patient's condition is optimal. If admitted, visit in-house patient within 24-48 hours following anesthesia to assess post-surgical recovery. *Supervise Residents/students in clinical instruction and the performance of any bedside procedures appropriate to their level of graduate responsibility. *Participate in call coverage to advise and supervise residents.
*Maintains professional competency, courtesy and flexibility to provide the necessary services of this specialty. *Provide regional level specialty support to VA facilities located in South-central Ohio through such means as tele-medicine and referral-based consultations and treatment. *Meet annual and mandatory training requirements that are specific to the Veterans Healthcare Administration. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m.
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.
maryann.kalisjordan@va.gov · (313) 917-7841
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $325000 – $400000/yr.
Applications close on 2026-12-30.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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