VA Infectious Disease Physician Opportunity in Beautiful Palo Alto, California

VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine, maintains an active Infectious Disease (ID) program within the ID Section of Medical Service. The goal of the ID Section is to deliver the highest level of quality, Veteran-centered care while providing a world class educational experience for Stanford residents, fellows, and medical students. We strive to do so by promoting a culture that focuses not only on promoting residents’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes, but equally values the principles of continuous daily improvement, respect for others, and optimizing the patient experience. ID physicians play a major role at VAPAHCS in addressing infectious diseases, infection prevention and control (IPC), and antimicrobial\ stewardship.

The Hospital Epidemiology and ID Attending Physician will be located at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, primarily at Palo Alto Division but also, with time and/or responsibilities at other VAPAHCS divisions and community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) as assigned.

Qualifications

• Completion of a U.S. based residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
• A current state physician license and board certification or equivalent training and experience in internal medicine and in the specialty of infectious disease
• Interest and experience (at least 1 year) in Hospital Epidemiology, including specialized experience in biosurveillance, general Hospital Epidemiology, and ideally data analysis
• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

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Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 08:00am-04:30pm
Pay: $245-$300K annually

The Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System is a large and complex facility with inpatient, outpatient, residential and homeless services. Located in Palo Alto, CA, the heart of Silicon Valley, with beautiful weather, great food, a large multicultural population and a multitude of outdoor activities. Palo Alto is 30 miles from San Francisco, the beach and the mountains.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service