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Location

Jackson, MS | United States

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Job description

Join our team serving America’s Veterans in the capital city of Mississippi and known as "The City with a Soul."

The G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS is seeking a full-time and part-time Physician (Emergency Medicine), board certified or board eligible, to join our expanding clinical practice. We are fully committed to providing top quality medical care by serving and honoring America’s Veterans.

Candidate must possess MD/DO from an accredited institution, have completed residency training to board certification, and possess an active, current, unrestricted license in any U.S. State or territory.

Responsibilities:

• Completing inpatient and outpatient consults
• Review/disposition of clinical and care in the community consults
• Pulmonary clinics to potentially include telehealth clinics
• Performing bronchoscopies and other pulmonary procedures

• Highlights of this opportunity:

  • Potential starting base salary range: $300,000-$400,000
  • Daily schedule:
    • FT: 80 hours total per two week pay period with off tour call. 8:00 AM through 4:30 PM Monday through Friday tour preferred, but may be negotiable
    • PT: Intermittent work Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm with off tour call. Schedule may be negotiated with supervisor
  • Paid Time Off: 50-55 days per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, and possible 5 days paid for CME)
  • No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

  VA offers an exceptional benefits package for physicians, including paid time off, affordable health, life, vision, dental, and long-term care insurance, up to 12 weeks of paid paternity/maternity leave, malpractice insurance that includes tail coverage, and more. Working for federal employers also allows you to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness after 10 years of service.

  Don’t miss the chance to join our team and serve those who have served us! #WorkAtVA

  For more information and consideration, please send your CV to Keith Robinson, Physician Provider Recruiter at [email protected]

  Jackson, MS, consist of eight colleges and universities, three community colleges, and 11 school districts. Also, numerous private schools covering pre-k through college are located throughout the metro area. The metro area has a good inventory of luxury homes and homes for first-time home buyers on the market. These homes are conveniently located for work, school, and play. Due to our long summers and mild winters, several recreational and leisure facilities provide great opportunities for indoor and outdoor activities. Some of the facilities include the Natchez Trace Parkway which is a historic route maintained by the National Park Service, challenging and scenic golf courses, Parham Bridges Tennis Center, H. B. Wolcott Park Tennis Center, Trustmark Stadium home to the Mississippi Braves, and the 33,000-acre Ross Barnett Reservoir. The Ross Barnett Reservoir provides opportunities for fishing, power boating, sailing, canoeing, water-skiing, hiking, biking, hunting and bird watching.

About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. At VA Long Beach Healthcare System, our health care teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers. Our medical center provides primary care and specialty health services, including cardiology, mental health care, treatment for spinal cord injuries and disorders, suicide prevention, women’s health services, and more.

Connections working at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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Job tags

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Salary

$330k - $400k