Job Description

Seeking BC Physiatrist for an Excellent VA Staff Opportunity in the Beautiful Pacific Northwest Portland, Oregon

Position Information

The Portland VA Healthcare System (VAPORHCS) is actively recruiting to fill Board Certified Staff Physiatrist (BE considered ) to help care for our Veterans Americans Heroes. Selected candidate will be considered for a faculty appointment at the Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) & be involved with education & teaching of PM&R residents in our residency program plus medical students, medicine residents & other providers. The VAPORHCS is located in Portland, Oregon and the Flagship for the Portland VA Health Care System (VAPORHCS), is a Joint Commission accredited, referral level 1a/high complexity, 277 bed facility serving more than 95,000 Veterans in Oregon, including the rapidly expanding metropolitan Portland/Vancouver, WA area. This exciting job opportunity awaits you in our, state-of-the-art VA facility in the city! VAPORHCS is among the VA Medical Centers and has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation in the Portland/Vancouver, WA Metro area.

The Physiatrist will be responsible for providing professional clinical services to Veterans in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service. This position is under the direct administrative supervision of the Section Chief within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service. We provide high quality Service for our Veterans by placing an emphasis on therapeutic excellence, and a multi-disciplinary approach to care. The incumbent will participate as assigned in patient care, teaching, and administrative activities of the Service. We seek a full-time board-certified/board Eligible Physiatrist preferably with interest in stroke or traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. This position would primarily support outpatient services for patients with acquired brain injury and may provide back-up coverage for inpatient services. Specialty interests such as spasticity, MSK care, or EMG can be supported. We are outfitted with state-of the-art equipment and space, EMG machines , ultrasound machines, full complement of staff and opportunity for training as well. The recruited Physiatrist will be part of the teaching faculty for our PM&R residency program. Physiatrist should be competent to perform injection techniques. The requirements for the incumbent will include teaching and preceptor responsibilities for the PM&R residency program (in affiliation with Oregon Health Sciences University) and participation in residency and hospital

The ideal candidate must be strongly motivated to promote continuing research activities and education for staff, inter-professional training, and be committed to professional enrichment, merit promotion, equal employment opportunity, and positive labor relations. An OHSU academic appointment will be commensurate with experience.

Work Schedule : Full-time, Monday-Friday, (Will be required to work evenings or weekends as a 24/7 Full-Time Physician).

• Must be U.S. Citizen
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in the U.S.
• Board Certification/Eligible in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Community Information

Portland, Oregon is a great city with distinct and interesting neighborhoods, full of good restaurants and bars, coffee shops on every corner, locally made beer pubs, and hundreds of food carts where you can try out food from around the world. Portland is a safe, very clean and beautiful city. You can feel safe in Portland downtown and neighborhoods night and day. Portlanders are friendly and helpful. Even though Portland has 2.2 millionpeople living in it--and has all the benefits and amenities of a big city--it has a friendly, small-town feel. Portland has one of the best bus and city-train systems in America. Portland is also the most bicycle friendly city in America. You do not need a car to enjoy living in and exploring Portland! Portland is often called the beer-capital of the world, with more varieties and brands of beer made in local breweries than anywhere else--and with over a dozen of beer festivals held in the city every year! Oregon is also becoming more known for wine, with over a hundred wineries in and near Portland, where you can sample all kinds of wine-- pinot noir and pinot gris wines are an Oregon specialty. Oregon is a place of natural beauty & exciting adventures. Itis the state with the mostdiverse climate in all the United States. Oregon has cool rainforests and hot deserts, ocean beaches and snow-covered mountains. View more details at Portland - Official City Guide & City of Portland

Benefits and Features

The position offers a competitive salary based on education, training and experience and includes a full benefit package, student debt repayment, an annual CME stipend all designed to support a high-quality professional practice and favorable work-life-family balance. VA does this by offering: Paid Time Off in the form of 26 Days paid annual leave, 13 Days paid sick leave per year, 11 Federal holidays with pay, and 5-Day paid absence to attend approved CME courses. Insurance to include Health-Dental-Vision care insurance programs to choose from with premiums partially paid by VA; Flexible Spending Accounts; Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government; and Long-term care insurance available as an option. Federal Retirement Plan thru the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - A three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan, with up to five percent government matching contributions.

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