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Job Field: Government Jobs
Location: Columbia, SC
Salary: $120,000.00 - $275,000.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
Phone: (803)776-4000x6735

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy ID:  1010798

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

The WJB Dorn VA Medical Center is a 216-bed facility and provides primary care, secondary and some tertiary care. Specialty care, mental health, acute medical, surgical, psychiatric, and long-term care are also available.  Dorn VAMC is recognized as a leader for its Patient Safety Program, Sleep Lab, Mental Health Telemedicine, Tele-dermatology, a Heart and Vascular Center started up in 2009, the Community Living Center expanded a 10 bed Palliative Care was established, a Pain Center and a new Women's Health Clinic opened in 2012.  Approximately 77,000 unique patients were seen in FY13.  There have been 932,000 patient visits and approximately 5,000 in-patients and 6,200 women Veterans treated in during this period. 

Dorn VAMC is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, education and research.  The Medical Center has a primary affiliation with the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine and is dedicated to educating future health care professionals.  Dorn VAMC has 95 affiliation agreements in 22 disciplines with 52 institutions including the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Palmetto Health Richland, Midlands Technical College, the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, and the University of South Carolina College of Nursing.  The Dorn VAMC also provides training to approximately 750 trainees per year.  There are 50 residents and fellow comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics and extended care. 

Dorn VAMC is dedicated to providing the highest quality patient care-second to none, maintaining and expanding veterans' services and to ensure that each and every veteran served will be personally satisfied with the care they receive.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.

Applications received by January 3, 2014 will receive first consideration.  If a selection is not made, applications will then be referred every two weeks until a selection is made.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Not Required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• Must pass pre-employment examination.
• Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
• Background and/or Security Investigation required.