Neurology at Department of Veteran Affairs

    We are looking to add a skilled Neurologist to our Richmond VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia VA Richmond Health Care |  Veterans Affairs. We are seeking a highly motivated Board Eligible/Board Certified General Neurologist with a preference for inpatient consultation interest. This position requires a combination of inpatient consultative and outpatient neurology care. The physician must have a full and unrestricted medical license from any state or territory, who shares our commitment to providing excellent care to our US Veterans.

    The Richmond VA Medical Center, located in Richmond, Virginia, is a level 1a 349-bed facility offering primary, secondary, and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, intensive care, intermediate care, precision oncology, acute and sustaining spinal cord injury, polytrauma care, skilled nursing home care, and palliative care. The medical center has four community-based outpatient clinics located in Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Emporia and Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and a strong and mutually beneficial affiliation with the Medical College of Virginia. Residency programs exist in virtually all general and specialty areas of medicine, rehabilitation, surgery, psychiatry, and dentistry.

Major Duties / Responsibilities

    The duties and responsibilities of the Neurologist include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provides a full range of general neurology services including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care in outpatient and inpatient neurology care settings.
• Teaching is an integral part of the work of a VA staff Neurologist. Teaching and mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows is required.
• Shares/rotates call responsibilities with other neurology physicians in the service.
• Collaborates with midlevel providers and physician colleagues with clear communication and documentation.
• Work will be a combination of on-site and remote telework as the needs of the service/division dictate based on space. Physicians are expected to be proficient in evaluation and management of patients both through in person and virtual telehealth visits.

Compensation / Benefits:

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Excellent compensation - Competitive salary ranges from $250,000 - $300,000 per year 
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - Up to $250,000 in student loan forgiveness - based on work commitment
• Excellent daily work schedule - Monday thru Friday - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm standard schedule with rotating call for weekday evenings and weekends. Limited on-call coverage responsibilities
• Generous time away from practice - Up to 55 days of paid time off per year, 26 days of annual leave, 13 annual sick days and 11 paid federal holidays
• Up to 5 days off may be approved to attend approved CME for Full-Time Board-Certified physicians
• Up to $15K annual performance bonus
• Great medical and retirement benefits with up to 5% employer TSP matching & Federal Retirement Pension. Employees are vested after 5 years of full-time employment.
• Academic Association with Virginia Commonwealth University / Medical College of Virginia Neurology Residency Program with ample opportunities to be engaged in GME resident education on site.
• Insurance - Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care available (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting. Provided Federal tort reform liability protection and malpractice tail coverage.

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