Physician (Oncology) Full-time or 32 Hours Per Week
Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is in need of Physician (Oncology) Full-time or 32 Hours Per Week right now, this vacancy will be reside in Colorado. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity please read the description below. Work Schedule: Full-time or 32 Hours Per Week
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive is authorized.
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Applicant's education and experience will be reviewed by a Professional Standards Board and Compensation Panel (for physicians and dentists) in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
As a VA Oncologist, your opportunities are endless. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
Grand Junction, Colorado is an outdoor person's par! adise. The natural wonderland's make activities such as campin! g, mountain biking, fishing, boating, water skiing, river rafting, hunting and skiing easily accessible. Powderhorn Ski Resort is 40 miles from Grand Junction. For more information on the VA Grand Junction and the surrounding area go to
www.grandjunction.va.gov
.
Special Employment Consideration:
Individuals eligible for the following appointments are encouraged to apply: 5 CFR 213.3102 "u", Schedule A,
Appointment of persons with disabilities
; mental retardation, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities; and
Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration
Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing
Background and/or Security Investigation
Engl! ish Language Proficiency
DUTIES:
The Grand Junction VA Medical Center is recruiting for a full time or 0.8 FTEE oncologist. The oncologist will be the sole oncologist for the medical center. He/she will be supported by certified oncology nurses and pharmacists as well as the hospitalist internists. The tour of duty will be regular working hours Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. There will be no scheduled on-call. Our tertiary referral center, the Denver VA, will provide back-up oncology coverage via telemedicine technology when the oncologist is unavailable/on leave. The oncologist will also participate on a weekly basis via televideo conferencing with the Denver VA tumor board.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
Citizenship.
Citizen of the
United States
.
Licensure and Registration:
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Terr! itory, or Commonwealth of the
United States
, or in t! he
District of Columbia
.
English Language Proficiency:
Physicians, including residents, appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE CAN NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Reference:
VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G2.
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 Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Approved schools are:
(1)
Schools of medicine holding regular institutional membership in the Association of American Medical Colleges for the year in which the degree w! as granted.
(2)
Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
(3)
Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the
District of Columbia
as qualifying for full or unrestricted licensure.
(4)
For residents, graduation from an approved medical school as described above is required except as provided in M-8, part II, chapter 1.
NOTE:
The Under Secretary of Health or designee in Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research or academic position with no patient care responsibilities.
The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidateÂ's cre! dentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise ! in the specialty area.
(See chapter 3, section B,
paragraph 14 of this part, on waiver of licensure provisions.)
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx
.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified.! Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at
http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive statu! s.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please delive! r us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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