This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
This is an Open Continuous Announcement and may be extended beyond the current closing date until the position is filled. Eligible applications will be referred at regular intervals, as additional vacancies occur and/or on an as-needed basis during the duration of the announcement. Once a selection is made and offer is accepted the announcement may close pending no additional vacancies. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ronda.eady@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
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 Major Duties/Responsibilities: The Pain & Addiction Provider primarily functions to provide pain and addiction services, especially evaluation of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and treatment of OUD, or individualized recommendations thereof, to Veterans as the Addiction Medicine expert of the Facility Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Pain Management Team (i.e., PMT).
This position will serve as the facility Subject Matter Expert on care of Addiction for patients living with chronic pain, advising leadership on standards of care for psychiatric conditions in the subpopulation of patients living with chronic pain conditions. Provides ongoing outpatient care for assigned patients in accordance to VHA policies and evidence-based treatment guidelines.
Performs consultations, including history and physical examinations during in-person, telephone and virtual encounters. Screens outpatients to determine need for further care and prescribes medications within defined scope of practice. Orders diagnostic studies. (e.g. x-rays, lab tests, ECG) and initiates/expedites requests for consultations and scheduling special tests and studies.
Provides education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs. Actively treats pain complaints and symptoms in substance use disorders in complex cases alongside other pain staff, in accordance to the VHA Stepped Care Model of Pain. Work Schedule: 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (negotiable)
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.
julie.arnold@va.gov · 479-396-8252
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $300000 – $370000/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-30.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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