The Salisbury VA Healthcare System is seeking a dedicated full-time Gastroenterologist Staff Physician in Salisbury, NC, to lead our compassionate healthcare team. The physician will provide quality care to adult and older adult patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings while supporting the medical center's research mission and clinical studies. J-1 Visa applicants are welcome to apply, and the role offers an excellent environment for professional growth with advanced equipment.
Practice Info
- Equipped with advanced Olympus scopes for comprehensive GI procedures
- Research collaboration opportunities available through Wake Forest Baptist Health
- Delivers care in both inpatient and outpatient settings
- Academic Affiliation: Atrium Health Wake Forest
Shift & Schedule
- Full-time
- Work-Life Balance: Various flexible schedule options are available, including standard 8–10-hour workdays and compressed work schedules
- Call Schedule: There is no call at Kernersville (an HCC). Can take calls at Salisbury VA Medical Center one day a week.
Responsibilities
- Serve as acting section chief when needed
- Provide supervision to trainees and nurse practitioners
- Participate in medical center committees
- Deliver quality care to adult and older adult patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings
- Maintain clinical privileges
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on patient care
- Lead or support continuous quality improvement and stay current with advances in the field
- Support the medical center’s research mission and encourage participation in clinical studies when appropriate
Compensation
- Salary Range: $350,000-$400,000
- Sign on Bonus: Authorized
- EDRP: Education Debt Reduction Program Authorized
- Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Benefits
- Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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 V.A.
- 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 U.S. State or territory
- CME: Possible $2,500 per year reimbursement
- Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
- Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting
Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is impossible to recruit qualified citizens, in accordance with VA Policy
- Education: A 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: Completion of a residency program in an accredited core specialty
- Board Certification: Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible
- Must be eligible for academic appointment
- Experience: None required
- J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorship available
Gastroenterologist Staff Physician in Salisbury at Veterans Health Administration
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