Cardiothoracic Surgeon Opportunity in Historic Bluff City

Department of Veterans Affairs · Memphis, Tennessee

Company

Department of Veterans Affairs

Location

Memphis, Tennessee

Type

Full Time

Job Description

The Memphis VA Medical Center has an opening for a Cardiothoracic Surgeon that comes with a dual academic affiliation appointment with the University of Tennessee.
The Medical Center consists of one main campus and ten community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs). The Medical Center is a 1a complexity tertiary care VA healthcare system located in one of the fastest growing Veteran population regions in the United States. The facility provides comprehensive care to almost 69,000 enrolled Veterans in a 52-county area of Western Tennessee, Northern Mississippi, and Northeast Arkansas. It includes 236 inpatient beds with a 26-bed Spinal Cord Injury Unit. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, as well as extensive education and research programs.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Responsible for pre-operative, operative, and postoperative care of patients to correct or treat various pathological conditions of the heart and related blood vessels and structures within the chest
Responsible for the care of patients with congenital and acquired pathologic conditions within the chest to include the heart, coronary arteries, myocardium, pericardium, lungs, esophagus, chest wall, and diaphragm
Experienced and responsible for minimally invasive thoracic surgery and valve reconstruction
Responsibilities include clinical activities supporting multi-disciplinary programs in chest oncology, research, teaching, and training residents/fellows
Responsible for providing the patient with risks, benefits and alternative treatments and securing the informed consent of the patient/family prior to conducting invasive procedures
Consultation/referral to other services/sections as appropriate

Highlights of this position include:

Experience Based Salary $400,000
Recruitment Incentive Bonus-Student Loan Repayment
Annual Performance Bonuses
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri: 8AM-4:30PM
CME Reimbursement: Possible $1000 per year (must be Board Certified)
Malpractice Liability Protection with tail coverage and no physician contracts

Requirements:

Board Eligible/Board Certified in Thoracic Surgery
Experience/training in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Full and unrestricted license from ANY state
US Citizenship: Non-citizens may be considered when it’s not possible to recruit qualified citizens
Be proficient in the written and spoken use of the English language

We Offer:

Paid Time Off: 26 paid vacation days, 13 paid sick days, and 11 paid holidays, 5 paid CME attendance days
Pay Incentives: Regular salary increases and annual performance bonus
Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
Retirement: Traditional Federal Pension (5-year vesting) and Federal 401K with up to 5% agency match
No Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Predictable work schedules with a focus on quality rather than volume

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