Physician (Ft) Urologist

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until November 30 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be May 26 2026 with subsequent cut-off date every two weeks.

Martinsburg VA Medical Center has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our Nation. Located in the heart of West Virginias Eastern Panhandle the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) part of the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5) offers a comprehensive range of services including internal medicine ambulatory surgery dental nursing home nutrition podiatry prosthetics womens health mental health and rehabilitation medicine. Duties involve diseases of the male and female urinary tract systems kidneys adrenal glands ureters urinary bladder urethra and the male reproductive organs (testes epididymis vas deferens seminal vesicles prostate and penis). This includes: - Comprehensive care of ambulatory patients in the outpatient Urology clinic as well as care of all inpatients and patients presenting to the Emergency Department.

• Performs clinic examinations manages new patient consultations diagnosis and treatment.
• Participates in the operating room commensurate with technical abilities: performs preoperative and post-operative evaluation for surgical patients.
• Participates in the team approach to ensure appropriate patient assessments anticipates patient care needs prevents avoidable complications and achieves optimal patient conditions.
• Adheres to surgical care in accordance with ethical principles.
• Performs appropriate charting including timely documentation of patient assessment and plan of care.
• Participates in committees if requested.

• 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.

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.
• Education: 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.
• License: 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. (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) leading to eligibility for board certification OR
  • (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) leading to eligibility for board certification OR
  • (3) One year of post medical school training (internship first year of residency or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years or post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States OR
  • (4) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of independent practice int he United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) 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.
  • (5) Exceptions:
    • (a) 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 (that is not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent 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.
    • (b) In rare and unusual circumstances the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience accomplishments performance and qualifications warrant such action.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.