Excellent Emergency Medicine Physician Opportunity within the Beautiful Shenandoah Valley!

OUR MISSION: Together, we honor and serve America's Veterans.

Located in the heart of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) can be found on 175 acres in historic Berkeley County and has a service area of more than 70,000 Veterans in West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The Medical Center, part of the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5), offers a comprehensive range of services, including internal medicine, ambulatory surgery, audiology and speech pathology, dental, nursing home, nutrition, podiatry, prosthetics, women's health, mental health and rehabilitation medicine. Patient care is provided through an integrated primary care concept, and each veteran is assigned to a team of health care providers that follows the patient's care both as an inpatient and an outpatient. It is the mission of the Medical Center to honor America's Veterans as heroes by providing the highest quality health care. The employees of the Martinsburg VAMC are dedicated to improving the quality of life for eligible veterans through excellent health care.

Basic Qualifications:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, (copy of ECFMG certificate must be provided).
• Completion of residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Current, Full Unrestricted License to practice medicine.
• Board Eligible or Board-Certified in Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine or Internal Medicine physicians.
• 2 years of experience working in an Emergency Department preferred.

Duties:

• The physician working in ED must determine if a patient s symptoms may be caused by a serious medical condition. If a patient presents to the emergency department in distress, the emergency physician may be expected to do any of the following:
• Evaluation and treatment of the following body systems: skin, eye, ear, nose, throat, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urologic, reproductive, nervous, endocrine, musculoskeletal and hematology of patients in the Emergency Room.
• Perform invasive and non-invasive procedures in ED patients, based on the ED guidelines, such as emergency resuscitation, placing intravenous line etc.
• Initial and ongoing assessment of patients' medical, physical, and psychosocial status.
• Obtain and document a comprehensive medical and psychological history and physical examination. Order appropriate diagnostic tests and interpret laboratory, studies and take appropriate action.
• Taking whatever steps are necessary to stabilize the patient for transport to another area of the hospital or transport to another hospital.
• Determining if patients need to be admitted to the hospital for further evaluation.
• Discharging some patients with instructions for self-treatment and follow-up with their personal care       physician for additional evaluation on an outpatient basis
•  Provide medical advice to patients, families, and community health providers by telephone.
•  Document patient care in the electronic health record within the prescribed time limits.
•  Attends Medical Center and community meetings, seminars, conferences.
•  Follow processes established by the Chief of ED, guidelines, MCM, Metrics and policies of VHA and facility.
•  Have the capacity to work in a teamwork environment where the priority will be to follow the VHA cores    of integrity, commitment, advocacy respect and excellence.
•   Other duties as assigned.

      Work Schedule: Rotating schedule of 8 hours shifts /7 days / 24 hours to complete 80 hours per PP                 (every 2 weeks).

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

Located in the heart of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) can be found on 175 acres in historic Berkeley County and has a service area of more than 126,000 veterans in West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The Medical Center, part of the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5), offers a comprehensive range of services, including internal medicine, ambulatory surgery, audiology and speech pathology, dental, nursing home, nutrition, podiatry, prosthetics, women's health, mental health and rehabilitation medicine. Patient care is provided through an integrated primary care concept, and each veteran is assigned to a team of health care providers that follows the patient's care both as an inpatient and an outpatient. It is the mission of the Medical Center to honor America's Veterans as heroes by providing the highest quality health care. The employees of the Martinsburg VAMC are dedicated to improving the quality of life for eligible veterans through excellent health care.

AFFILIATIONS

George Washington University School of Medicine
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
West Virginia University Medical & Dental Schools

AUTHORIZED BEDS

69 Hospital
178 Nursing Home Care Unit
312 Domiciliary

TYPE OF FACILITY

General Medical & Surgical, Long-term Care, Rehab & Domiciliary

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Alcohol-Drug Rehabilitation Unit
Audiology & Speech Pathology
Homeless Domiciliary Program
Inpatient Hospice (Palliative Care)
Intensive Care Unit
Medical Center and Domiciliary-Based Substance Abuse Programs
Mental Hygiene Clinic
Nuclear Medicine
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Residential Rehab (PTSD-PRRP) Program
Primary Care
Pulmonary Function Lab
Same-Day Surgery
Traumatic Brain Injury-Community Re-Entry

The following Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) come under this facility:

Cumberland Clinic
200 Glenn Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone: (301) 724-0061
Toll-Free 1-800-817-3807

Fort Detrick Outpatient Clinic
1433 Porter Street
Fort Detrick Army Garrison
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 624-1200 
Toll-Free 1-800-817-3807

Franklin Contract Outpatient Clinic
Pendelton Community Care
91 Pine Street
Franklin, WV 26807
Phone: 1- 800-817-3807 

Hagerstown Outpatient Clinic
Hub Plaza Building
1101 Opal Court
Hagerstown, MD 21742
Phone: (301) 665-1462
Toll-Free 1-800-817-3807

Harrisonburg Contract Outpatient Clinic
1755 S. High Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Phone: (540) 282-6035
Toll-Free 1-800-817-3807

Petersburg Contract Outpatient Clinic
Grant Memorial Hospital
P. O. Box 1019
Petersburg, WV 26847
Phone: (304) 257-5817
Toll-Free 1-800-817-3807

Winchester Clinic
100 Dawson Drive
Winchester, VA 22602
Phone: (540) 869-0600
Toll-Free 1-800-817-3807