Beckley, West Virginia
Posted: 18-Sep-23
Location: Beckley, West Virginia
Type: Full Time
Salary: 115,587 to 300,000
Sector:
Internal Number: no.10
The VA Medical Center (VAMC), located in Beckley, WV, is an 18-bed general medical and surgical facility with a 50-bed Community Living Center (CLC). We are looking to add a BE/BC Hospitalist to our highly qualified care team, who is a highly motivated and shares our commitment to providing excellent care to our US veterans.
The Beckley, VA Medical Center is small enough to connect with the patients but big enough to still have some of the newest equipment available. We foster excellence through mentorship, leadership, and educational programs, giving you the tools, you need to serve our Veterans the best.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Assuming overall medical responsibility for assigned HBPC patients.
- Serving, when indicated, as the primary care provider and collaborative physician for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants and serve as back-up for other HBPC primary care providers.
- Identifying a patient's medical problems.
- Defining the medical management of a patient's medical problems.
- Determining the need for consultation from medical, surgical, or psychiatric or other subspecialty clinics.
- Determining the need for, and facilitating admission to the hospital and other transitions of care.
- Visiting the HBPC patients at home for medical evaluation and treatment when clinically indicated.
- Providing medical administrative support such as completing physician required orders and forms for the HBPC patients.
Here are a few of the benefits for working at the Beckley VAMC:
- Excellent compensation – Based on your qualifications, you will receive an excellent base salary with biennial market pay raises & annual cost of living pay raises
- Sign-on incentive available – Up to $50,000 may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
- Student Loan Forgiveness (EDRP) - Up to $200,000 in student loan reimbursement available – Up to $40,000 per year for up to 5 years
- Generous time away from practice – 26 days of annual leave, 13 annual sick days and 11 paid federal holidays
- Insurance – Federal health / vision / dental / term life / long-term care available
- Annual CME allowance with 5 days for attending CME events
- Malpractice Insurance – Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
- TSP/401K with up to 5% in VA matching contributions
- Qualify for defined federal pension after 5 years of federal service
Beckley, WV is a hidden gem of a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of southern West Virginia. Because of its location, on Interstate 77 & Interstate 79, Beckley is known as the gateway to southern WV. It is rich in natural beauty, sweeping mountain views and cool, rushing mountain streams.
Beckley is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream. We have hiking, fishing, hunting, whitewater rafting, mountain bicycling, kayaking, and several ski resorts and much more. We have multiple state parks with lots of amenities, as well as the National New River Gorge Park.