The Marion VA Health Care System is a proud service provider to 43,722 Veterans annually in 27 counties in Southern Illinois, 8 counties in Southwestern Indiana, and 17 counties in Northwest Kentucky. We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity available for 2 UROLOGISTS to join the Surgery Service team at the VA Medical Center in Marion, IL!

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Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Approved
Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Approved for this position. Learn more .
EDRP Authorized: Contact visn15edrp@va.gov for questions/assistance

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

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Diagnosing, treating and managing patients with urological diseases per standard, usual and acceptable or customary methods and techniques in the outpatient setting.
• Treatment of genitourinary medical conditions
• Performing outpatient surgical procedures
• Providing consultations, work ups, and pre-& postoperative care.
• Establishing professional working relationships with other clinical service providers within the center and outlying Community Base Outpatient Clinics (CBOCS)
• Providing telephone and e-consultations
• Consultations as needed and screening consults that are received for appropriateness prior to scheduling.

The incumbent will report to the Chief, Surgery Service or their designee. Specialists and other physicians are available for consultation.

The Urologist shall be expected to cooperate with and participate in medical duties or functions related to quality of care, peer review, improvement and with other performance improvement activities at the direction of the Chief, Surgery Service, and the Chief of Staff.