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Exciting Opportunity for a Geriatrics Physician at the Community Living Center in Salisbury, NC!

The W.G. (Bill Hefner) Salisbury Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center actively seeks a full-time Geriatrics Physician to join our esteemed team. We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and interested in providing effective patient care management in interdisciplinary environments.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is impossible to recruit qualified citizens, in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education:  Doctor of Medicine degree or an equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine is required.
• Licensure: Candidates must possess a current, complete, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state, territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency:  of a residency program in an accredited core specialty.
• Board Certification: Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in Geriatrics or Palliative Medicine.

Benefits

The VA offers all employees' industry leading full benefits and features-package to support high quality professional practice & a favorable work-life-family balance. The VA package includes:

• Competitive Salary Range: $241,000-300,000
• Work Schedule: 08:00-1630, Monday-Friday
• 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)
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• Benefits Include: Dental, Medical, Life Insurance, Pension, Thrift Savings Plan (401K) with 5% match, Survivor Benefits etc.
• Continuing education: Up to $1,000 or more annually
• Service without strings: No employment contracts, non-compete clauses, restrictive covenants, or other significant restrictions on outside work.

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About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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