The Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Louis, Missouri, is seeking a dedicated dermatologist to join its academic clinical team. In this role, you will provide high-quality care across high-volume inpatient and outpatient settings while participating in teaching, research, and virtual care initiatives. The position offers a competitive salary, robust federal benefits, and a balanced Monday-through-Friday schedule with shared consult coverage.
Practice Info
- High-volume inpatient and outpatient settings
- Tele-dermatology consultation hub for virtual care
- Academic VA setting
- Clinical and translational research in conjunction with Tulane and LSU Schools of Medicine
- Two clinical locations requiring limited travel when necessary
Shift & Schedule
- Typical shift M-F, 8:00am-4:30pm
- Inpatient consults nights, weekends, and potentially from home (one call); evenly distributed amongst all academic faculty
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality dermatologic care in high-volume inpatient and outpatient settings
- Provide virtual care in tele-dermatology consultation hub
- Supervising, teaching, and mentoring residents and medical students
- Perform clinical and translation research in conjunction with Tulane and LSU Schools of Medicine
- Limited travel to two clinical locations when necessary
Compensation
- Competitive Salary: $350,000 - $400,000
- Qualifies for the Education Debt Reduction Program (up to $200K over a 5-year period)
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off: 50-55 days per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, and potential 5-day paid absence for CME
- Retirement Benefits: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and a federal 401K with up to 5% contributions by VA
- Comprehensive Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care, with many programs carrying into retirement
- Flexibility: No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
- Professional Development: Up to 5 days paid leave and reimbursement of $1,000 per year
- Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Qualifications
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in Dermatology
- Experience working with health professional trainees
- Familiarity with a VA and/or academic setting
- Must be a U.S. Citizen. Non-Citizen candidates will be considered if a U.S. Citizen is not found
- Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or District of Columbia
Dermatologist in Saint Louis at Veterans Health Administration
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