Physician Wriisc

**Duties**:
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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 $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
**Malpractice**: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

The EXPosure-Related Care Transformation (EXPRT) Center at the NJ War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC)

The EXPRT Center Physician is responsible for providing the following:

- Assists in the development, implementation, and continuous evaluation of the WRIISC educational program, providing leadership, education, and training for field staff in support of military environmental exposures.
- Assists in the development and delivery of varied health education products and consulting with clinicians, Veterans, their caregivers and family members, VA, the non-VA provider community, and the general public.
- Develops tools to support the implementation of education and research on military exposure concerns. The physician consults, advises, and educates all levels of employees including the highest level of management and clinical staff on methods and means to make health care operations more effective and efficient through data analysis and educational forums.
- Duties will also include, but are not limited to, developing, maintain and disseminating relevant, up-to-date military exposure and post-deployment health information that is informed by health education and risk communication theories and principles to Veterans, their caregivers and family members, VA, the non-VA provider community and the general public, using various formats such as print materials (e.g., fact sheets, newsletters, website content), in-services, webinars (live meetings), web-based (e-learning), satellite broadcasts, conferences, etc.
- Supports research efforts seeking to transform care for military exposures.
- Performs comprehensive health assessments, including relevant health history and physical assessment as needed to maintain standards.

**Requirements**:
**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.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- 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).
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

**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