Physician-Hospitalist

The VA Connecticut Healthcare System is recruiting for a full-time staff physician specializing in Hospital Medicine to serve Veteran inpatients in the acute care service. This position includes an appointment with Yale University Faculty, educating residents, medical students.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases 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) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting. Demonstrates knowledge, skills and abilities to: conduct comprehensive health assessments; determine diagnoses and health care needs; and to construct health care plans based on effective therapeutic ability, consultation, patient education and established practice guidelines. Demonstrates ability to coordinate patient care through patient management techniques and effective communication (written and oral) inter-specialty, between specialty and primary care, and from acute care settings to outpatient settings. Maintains a high standard of teaching through patient care experiences 'in the clinics, during inpatient rounding, during consultative rounding and in teaching physical diagnosis. Identifies opportunities in clinical practice that could benefit from performance improvement activities or traditional research. Demonstrates knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to invasive procedure performance, quality monitoring and follow-up care Complies with completion of VA required educational programs and Trainings (TMS). The physician will provide comprehensive inpatient care for hospitalized Veterans 18 and older, including admission, evaluation, management, and discharge, ensuring safe and efficient transitions of care. All care is delivered while supervising learners; teaching includes dedicated formal teaching time and trainee evaluation. The selectee must demonstrate continued effort to stay abreast of emerging literature and guidelines and participate in section meetings, quality improvement initiatives and committee activities. The position includes on-tour time designated for self-directed scholarly work, which is expected as part of dual VA and Yale appointments. Recent repeated experience in paracentesis, lumbar puncture and point-of-care ultrasound preferred but not required. Work Schedule: - Primary Schedule: Monday through Friday Clinical Coverage: Hospital Medicine Physicians follow a block-style clinical schedule that includes assigned weekend duties as part of their inpatient service responsibilities. Flexibility Requirements: Flexibility is required to meet clinical service needs, including participation in scheduled weekend and holiday rotations.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.