<p>The incumbent reports to the Chief, Surgical Services of the Richmond VA Medical Center, who provides administrative direction in the form of overall program goals and requirements.</p> <p>VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.</p> <p>Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized</p> <p>Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized</p> <p>EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.</p> <p>Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm M-F (Part time)</p> <p>Telework: Ad Hoc</p> <p>Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases</p> <p>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)</p> <p>Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA</p> <p>Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)</p> <p>Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory</p> <p>CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)</p> <p>Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided</p> <p>Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting</p> <p>The duties and responsibilities of the Physician - Neurosurgeon include, but are not limited to the following:</p> <ul> <li>Provides a full range of services including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care in neurosurgery. </li><li>Performs appropriate neurological surgery evaluations for patients admitted to the medical center, who present in the emergency department/clinic and/or virtually to the medical center and/or community-based clinics. </li><li>Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs in the medical center to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management. </li><li>Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care. </li><li>Orders appropriate diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions. </li><li>Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with Joint Commission, CARF, VA policies and procedures, VISN standards, National statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory continuing education and HIPPA policies. </li><li>Specific tasks are itemized in each physicians Credentialing and Privileging package. </li></ul>