Physician-Emergency Medicine (Urgent Care)

What you would do

• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with acute illnesses, injuries, and urgent conditions.
• Order and interpret lab tests, imaging scans, and EKGs.
• Prescribe medications and perform minor procedures within clinical privileges.
• Identify and stabilize patients who need emergency care; coordinate transfers.
• Document care accurately and on time in the electronic health record.

Do you qualify for VM-15?

With experience: Completed residency training in an accredited core specialty is required. Experience in primary care, emergency medicine, urgent care, or internal medicine is preferred, and so is board certification. No specific number of years is stated.

With education: You need a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from a school approved by VA for the year you graduated. Foreign medical graduates must show their school met ECFMG eligibility requirements for that year.

Licenses and certifications you need:

• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, or D.C.

How to apply well

What to send:

• Curriculum vitae (C.V.) and/or resume; the two-page resume limit does not apply
• DD-214 showing dates and character of service if you claim veterans' preference
• SF-15 with proof if you claim 10-point veterans' preference
• Other documents may be requested later in the process

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications, based on your answers to the occupational questionnaire in USAJOBS. Eligible applications are referred in this order: current VA facility employees, other VA employees, current federal employees of other agencies, veterans' preference eligibles, then all other applicants.

Tips for this job:

• Send a C.V. or resume; the two-page resume limit does not apply to this job.
• If you claim veterans' preference, select it in the questionnaire and attach your DD-214.
• If you want the student loan program, plan to submit that application within four months of appointment.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Schedules are set by the supervisor, and you may be required to work various shifts based on patient care needs.

Incentives and relocation: The Education Debt Reduction Program is authorized for student loan repayment. The award can be up to $200,000 over one to five years, decided after review. You must apply within four months of appointment, and former participants cannot apply. Recruitment or relocation incentives are authorized as determined by the facility, but relocation expenses are not reimbursed.

Conditions of employment:

• Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment; refusal means no job
• Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Background and security investigation
• Pre-employment physical evaluation
• Annual seasonal influenza vaccination or approved exemption is required
• Possible probationary period
• REAL ID-compliant identification needed for onboarding
• Must be willing to be placed, detailed, or temporarily assigned elsewhere
• Physical demands include lifting 15 to 44 pounds and walking or standing up to 2 hours

Job details

Salary

$200,000 – $300,000 per year

Pay scale and grade

VM-15 · VA medical and dental

Location

Daytona Beach, Florida

Appointment

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Excepted

Openings

1

Security clearance

Other

Travel

25% or less

Drug test

Not required

Supervisory

No

Occupation

Medical Officer (0602)

Announcement

CBTC-13099593-27-JM