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Beckley VA Medical Center is a Joint Commission accredited, complexity level II facility serving Veterans in 11 counties in southern West Virginia. The medical center opened its doors on March 1, 1951, and today it is a 25-bed general medical/surgical and 5-bed intensive care facility with a 50-bed community living center. The community living center offers skilled nursing care, post-acute rehabilitation and restorative care, hospice, palliative care, and respite care for eligible Veterans.

The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Analyze patient's medical history, medication allergies, physical condition, and examination results to verify operation's necessity and to determine best procedure.
• Conduct research to develop and test surgical techniques that can improve operating procedures and outcomes related to musculoskeletal injuries and diseases.
• Diagnose bodily disorders and orthopedic conditions, and provide treatments, such as medicines and surgeries, in clinics, hospital wards, or operating rooms.
• Diagnose or treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
• Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff.
• Examine instruments, equipment, and operating room to ensure sterility.
• Examine patients to obtain information on medical condition and surgical risk.
• Follow established surgical techniques during the operation.
• Manage surgery services, including planning, scheduling and coordination, determination of procedures, or procurement of supplies and equipment.
• Operate on patient's musculoskeletal system to correct deformities, repair injuries, prevent and treat diseases, or improve or restore patient's functions.
• Order and interpret the results of laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging procedures.
• Prepare case histories.
• Prescribe preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures, such as sedatives, diets, antibiotics, or preparation and treatment of the patient's operative area.
• Provide consultation and surgical assistance to other physicians and surgeons.
• Refer patients to medical specialist or other practitioners when necessary

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
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)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and 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)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Work Schedule: Full-Time, 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

Performance Pay: Up to 15k annually

Education Loan Repayment: Authorized

"Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care."

Beckley West Virginia is southern West Virginia's largest population center and a major shopping and entertainment area for thousands of the "Mountain State's rural residents. Tourism, technology and transportation thrive here amid 3 national parks.

The city offers dining options of authentic local food as well as variety of well-known franchise restaurants. Entertainment included the performing arts, museums, festivals, live music as well as movie Galleria 14 movie theater, and other fun activities. The region has some of the most beautiful parks, trails and lakes for outdoor recreation

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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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