Physician (Emergency Medicine)

This position is located in Emergency Medicine Department within the Ambulatory Service at the Albany VA Medical Center, New York. This position provides support to the network mission to care for veterans with compassion and excellence. Duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the Medical Center. The employee follows established guidelines, ethics, policies and protocols of the Emergency Department, Department of VHA and the profession.

This is an continuous announcement until December 16, 2026. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. Duties will include but are not limited to: The Emergency Medicine Physician is charged with delivering the best possible care to our Veteran patients. This care must be delivered in accordance with hospital policy and meet community standards. The Emergency Medicine Physician works within his or her privileges at all times. The Emergency Medicine Physician is expected to maintain current knowledge and skills. The physician is expected to maintain good diagnostic skills, clinical judgment, and therapeutic acumen. Has the ability to provide accurate and understandable instructions to patients. Understands the importance and is compliant with participating in patient identification and timeout processes. Has ability to recognize patient signs of physical distress and monitor the patient's condition during treatment. Alternative or collaborative duties may include, but not all-inclusive, non-clinical functions pertaining to department meetings, chart reviews and quality projects. Typically these duties are designated at the time of joining but may be assigned in the course of employment and the response to new initiatives. The Emergency Medicine Physician will be expected to add their special skills to the department. The Emergency Medicine Physician exercises corporate citizenship by serving as leader and/or active member on Medical Center committees as requested. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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: This position requires a variable, non-fixed schedule to support the Emergency Department's 24/7/365 operations. Physicians may be assigned to day, evening, night, weekend, holiday, and irregular shifts based on clinical need. Shifts are typically 12-hours, but may vary depending on departmental staffing requirements. In accordance with Emergency Medicine surge and high-census planning requirements, physicians may also be assigned on-call or surge-call duties when operational needs require rapid mobilization of additional Emergency Department provider coverage.

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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. 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.