Vascular Surgeon

The Vascular Surgeon provides direct surgical care to inpatient and outpatients at the Detroit VA Medical Center. In this role, the clinician assists in the clinical education of surgical residents and students, pursues research opportunities, and participates in administrative assignments. Working within a multidisciplinary specialty care team, the surgeon delivers comprehensive patient evaluation, operative care, and post-operative follow-up.

Practice Info

• Inpatient and outpatient clinical environments
• Detroit VA Medical Center and community-based outpatient centers (CBOCs)
• Specialty care team including CRNAs, RNSAs, anesthesiologists, O.R. personnel, and support staff

Shift & Schedule

• Monday-Friday, 7:30a-4:00p, with potential requirements to work evenings and weekends

Responsibilities

• Provide direct surgical care to inpatient and outpatients
• Assist in the clinical education of surgical residents and students and pursue research opportunities
• Participate in administrative assignments, such as committee membership
• Provide resident supervision and clinical instruction in the operating room, outpatient clinic, and inpatient settings
• Supervise residents and students in outpatient clinics, participating in patient evaluation, treatment decisions, and electronic health record documentation
• Follow VA guidelines for resident supervision and electronic patient healthcare record documentation
• Conduct postoperative follow-up, accompany patients to the PACU to ensure optimal condition, and visit admitted in-house patients within 24-48 hours following anesthesia
• Participate in call coverage including night, weekend, and holiday hours, with an expected on-call response time of 15 minutes by phone and 60 minutes in person

Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Regular salary increases
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) up to $200,000

Benefits

• 50-55 days of paid time off per year including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, and a possible 5-day paid absence for CME
• Traditional federal pension with 5-year vesting and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions by the VA
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance programs
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement for full-time staff with board certification
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Qualifications

• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory