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Posted: 26-Sep-24
Location: Fresno, California
Type: Full Time
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If you are looking for work-life balance and a rewarding career, please consider an opportunity with the Veterans Healthcare System.
Opportunity Details
VA Central California Health Care System is currently seeking a full-time Sleep Medicine Physician.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Attending in the sleep clinics and the tele-sleep medicine program
- Ordering and interpreting complex in-lab and limited channel home sleep studies
- Perform inpatient sleep consultations.
- Perform evaluative testing and readings of PAP/sleep related disorder testing.
- Participation as a faculty member in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited sleep medicine fellowship program
- Teaching and supervising mid-level providers, sleep fellows, residents, ancillary staff and multidisciplinary teams.
- Fulfilling all requirements for an AASM accredited sleep center
- Active participation in the clinical quality improvement initiatives of the sleep center
- Actively collaborate on VISN 21 and VHA supported sleep medicine initiatives.
- Collaborating with the Behavioral sleep medicine program/specialist, ENT and Dental sleep medicine
- Active participation in the clinical sleep research program with expectation for scholarly activity
The VACCHCS is a core training site for the University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Residency Program. With a faculty appointment, opportunities for resident supervision, teaching, and clinical research will be available. This position also has an academic appointment with University of California San Francisco UCSF. UCSF seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. UCSF is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. The University undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for underutilized minorities and woman, for persons with disabilities, and for covered Veterans. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including minorities and women.
Licensure: Full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.
Expected salary ranges from $240,000 to $260,000.
May include up to $15,000 in Annual Performance Bonus
Candidates may be eligible for a Sign-on Bonus
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and a 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)
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Central California Health Care System
The medical center is situated on 18.5 acres and is a 57-bed acute care, general medical and surgical center with state-of-the-art primary and secondary care in major diagnostic and treatment specializations, including a 12-bed inpatient psychiatric unit, and three CBOC’s. A 54-bed Community Living Center is located on campus and provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care. VA Central California HCS is a national leader in same-day Primary Care and Mental Health access, and provides specialized services such as: Audiology, Speech Pathology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Comprehensive Cancer Care, Diabetes Education, Diagnostic Radiology, Electrophysiological Studies, Endocrinology, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Homeless Veteran’s Program, Home Based Primary Care (HBPC), Laparoscopic Surgery, Medical Research Projects, Mental Health, Primary Care, Nuclear Medicine, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Amputation Care & Treatment (PACT), Prosthetics, PTSD Clinical Team (PCT), Pulmonary Function, Orthopedic Total Joint Replacement Program, Renal Program, Respite Care, Sleep Lab, Substance Abuse Treatment, Visual Impairment (VIST), Women's Health Services.
Located in the heart of California, Fresno has an unmatched diversity of natural beauty and recreational opportunities, not to mention its proximity to three national parks, national forests, and wilderness areas. Fresno County is known as the nation’s leading agricultural county, peppered with country trails and blossoming orchards, as well as lakes, rivers, foothills, and the Sierra Nevada mountains. Conveniently located within a day’s drive of San Francisco and Los Angeles, and 120 minutes from the Central Coast, Fresno is at the center of numerous recreational activities. As California’s fifth-largest city, Fresno also offers many cultural opportunities stemming from area museums, restaurants, and festivals, with a lower cost of living than found in other California locales.
The Department of Veterans Affairs offers veterans the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the United States. We operate more than 1,400 sites of care, including 153 medical centers, 909 ambulatory and community-based outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes, 232 Veterans centers, 47 readjustment counseling centers, and 108 comprehensive home-care programs, across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories.
CONTACT:
Gregory.Salmon@va.gov - Physician Recruiter