Join the VA Long Beach Healthcare System Where Every Night is a New Opportunity as a Nocturnist Physician.
Are you ready to be the calm in the middle of the night? We are seeking a dedicated Nocturnist Physician to provide exceptional overnight care and make a real difference when it matters most.
Why Choose VA Long Beach? Be part of a mission-driven organization that honors and serves our nation's veterans.Work alongside a collaborative and compassionate team dedicated to excellence in veteran care.Experience the fulfillment of serving those who have served while practicing in a state-of-the-art facility in beautiful Long Beach, California.What You'll Do: Execute job responsibilities autonomously while adhering to established departmental and hospital protocols, including telemetry monitoring and patient care procedures.Deliver accurate, reliable, and comprehensive patient assessments through detailed history-taking and physical examinations in our acute care medical unit.Diagnose and treat veterans with precision and compassion, ensuring the highest standard of care.Perform interviews, evaluations, and chart reviews as needed to provide well-rounded care.Ensure the timely documentation of assessments and care plans to support seamless daytime transitions.Ensure effective communication with the healthcare team to promptly address patient needs.Timely and suitable requests for consultations and technical procedures to be conducted by other physicians and qualified consultants or technicians.Utilize diagnostic tools with judicious efficiency, focusing on what's best for our veterans.Employ effective and judicious use of diagnostic exams, making every test and every decision count.Work Schedule: Primary Shift 7:00PM-7:00AM. The primary shift is from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, with both shorter and longer shifts available as needed by the service.
Practice Environment: Primary responsibility is for the Inpatient Medicine Wards, which consist of four distinct wards located on three different floors within the same building. Responsibilities may encompass conducting consultations and admission evaluations in the Emergency Department, delivering cross-coverage across designated inpatient wards, and addressing CODE Blue and Rapid Response Team (RRT) scenarios within the healthcare facility. While coverage of the ICU is not mandatory, those who opt to cover the ICU are encouraged to obtain NORAM certification in both non-emergent and emergent situations.
Qualifications: Completed Internal Medicine Residency Training.Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.U.S. Citizenship.Preferred Experience: Board certification or eligibility is preferred, along with a minimum of two years of relevant experience. Candidates with a background in Internal Medicine, complemented by experience in Emergency Medicine, are also acceptable. Experience as a hospitalist preferred.
Comprehensive benefits packages, we offer the following: Competitive starting annual salary: $270,000-$300,000. Additionally, employees may be eligible to receive up to $15,000 in performance-based pay annually. Furthermore, employees can qualify for Proficiency Awards, which are available in addition to Pay for Performance incentives. Regular salary reviews will occur every two years, and all employees will receive cost-of-living adjustments annually.Education Debt Reduction Program Eligible: Reimbursement Program that repays qualifying student loan debt up to $200,000 tax-free for up to five years, or service periods, for individuals in patient care positions designated* as extremely difficult for recruitment and retention by local facilities.Paid Time Off: You will receive 208 hours or approximately 26 days of annual leave a year. Unlimited accumulation of paid sick time and 11 paid federal holidays will begin accruing upon entry.Paid Parental Paid Time Off: Up to 12 additional weeks per 12-month period.Liability Protection: VA physicians are covered under federal tort laws and may be defended by the United States against allegations of malpractice or negligence.Health Insurance: With Federal Employees Health Benefits, choose from a variety of self or family preferred provider or health maintenance organizations.Dental and Vision Insurance: Under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, supplemental dental and/or vision benefits are available to you and your family.Flexible Spending Accounts: Allows you to save tax-advantaged money for health care expenses with a Health Care or Limited Expense Health Care FSA.Health Savings Accounts: A High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) provides traditional medical coverage and a triple-tax advantaged way to help you build savings for future medical expenses.Life Insurance: Plan for what's next with Federal Employees Group Life Insurance, which is group term life insurance covering you and eligible family members.Survivor Benefits: Become eligible for survivor benefits after 10 years of service.Pension: Your basic annuity is computed based on your length of service and "high-3" average salary and become vested in the Federal Employee Retirement System, Basic/Defined Benefit pension after only 5 years of creditable civilian service.Thrift Savings Plan: A Federal 401k Equivalent with 5% agency match. Allowing you to contribute up to $23,500 annual elective deferral to your account. Become vested after only 3 years of creditable civilian service.Continuing education: As a VA physician, you can earn CME credits at no cost. You can receive $1,000 or more annually and five days of paid absences to attend CME courses (conditions apply).Credit for military service: If you move to a federal job at VA, you may carry over service time that is added to your total years of work for retirement purposes.Experience peace of mind knowing you and your family will be well cared for! #VACareers #WorkatVA #ChooseVALongBeach. I choose VA Long Beach and you should too! To apply: Email CV to ****** or call 909-735-7855. Or click the following link to Schedule a meeting with me
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