Physician Section Chief of Outpatient Neurology Clinic

This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. Applications will remain on file until 09/30/2026.

The section Chief of the Outpatient Neurology Clinic will supervise on-board personnel and evaluate prospective new hires oversee compliance with all applicable regulations and deal with patient complaints credentialing and peer-review issues and with inquiries and investigations from Congress the White House and VA and national investigative bodies. The individual will participate as a member of Neuroscience Service Line (NSSL) and Atlanta VA Medical Center-wide committees responsible for peer review accreditation and systems redesign and quality improvement projects as assigned by the Chief of the Neuroscience Service Line (NSSL). The incumbent will carry out administrative duties as assigned in a timely resourceful and efficient manner. He or she will demonstrate interpersonal verbal and written communication skills that enable him/her to establish and maintain professional relationships with other professionals whether supervisees peers or supervisors and leaders at Atlanta VA Medical Center. The Section Chief will also be expected to spend some time providing direct patient care in his/her subspecialty and to perform some share of other clinical duties (inpatient consultation consult triage etc.) consistent with other (administration and research) responsibilities and workload. This responsibility will include evaluating and prioritizing consultation requests obtaining valid and focused medical history and physical examination ordering and evaluating appropriate laboratory and imaging studies planning and prescribing treatment coordinating care and management of other providers to include oversight of physician expanders (NP or PA) as a member of multidisciplinary health care delivery team. Incumbent would teach and provide consultation to other health care providers with occasional consultation to inpatient services. The physician would participate in and/or manage all aspects of a general neurology outpatient clinic including clinical administrative academic and research components if warranted. The physician would manage patient workload within available staffing which may include support of physician assistants or nurse practitioners.

The physician would perform the usual administrative components of patient care management such as: documentation of progress notes and consultation findings in an electronic medical record dictation and electronic signature of OP reports and hospital discharge summaries electronic entry and signature of all doctors orders for inpatients and outpatients etc.

The incumbents duties include (but are not limited to) the provision of neurologic evaluation and treatment of Veterans with compassion on both an inpatient and outpatient basis along with the education and counseling of Veterans and their families on medical conditions/treatments. BLS certification is required.

The Incumbent shall keep all information concerning VA beneficiaries confidential. Information will not be disclosed to any person except as authorized in writing and according to all applicable laws.

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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 $1000 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: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm. Subject to change based on Agency Needs.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) b) OR
  (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)OR
  (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
  Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as Physician Resident Providers (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather they are to have a scope of practice that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.