Internal Medicine - Physician

The New York Harbor VAMC, St. Albans Campus, is recruiting for a full time Service Chief for Geriatrics and Extended Care (CLC). The Service Chief is accountable to the Executive Chief of Staff for the organization and delivery of intermediate inpatient and outpatient medical care provided at the ECC and its outpatient clinics.

This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus for highly qualified candidates.

This position is located at the St. Albans Campus of the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System. VA New York Harbor provides care to eligible Veterans via 3 medical centers and 2 community-based outpatient clinics. The Margaret Cochran VA Campus is a high complexity facility located in Manhattan with a major educational affiliation with the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. The Brooklyn Campus provides acute inpatient medical and surgical services with a major affiliation with SUNY-Health Science Center - Brooklyn. The St. Albans Campus houses a community living center as well as outpatient services.

The Service Chief of GEC directs the educational and performance improvement activities on the St. Albans campus, integrating them and the delivery of medical care with the facility's mission, vision, and strategic plans.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting