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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Salem, VA
Salary: $120,000.00 - $235,000.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
Phone: (540)982-2463x2825

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 1023347

 

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.

Salem VA Medical Center (SVAMC) is recruiting interested physicians to serve as the Assistant Chief, Primary Care Service Line at the Medical Center.  The selected candidate will provide administrative, clinical, and programmatic leadership for the Primary Care Service Line outpatient programs at Salem VAMC to ensure achievement of quality healthcare and outcomes.  These responsibilities include Community-Based Outpatient Clinics, Occupational Health, Comp & Pen, and inpatient on-call coverage on the Community Living Centers or inpatient services.

 

In addition to our continuing commitment to quality Veteran care, Salem VA Medical Center is also a teaching hospital and research center, maintaining both an active R&D program encompassing multiple specialty practices and three active medical school affiliations with the University of Virginia SoM, the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Virginia Tech Carilion SoM.

The VA Medical Center of Salem, Virginia is located adjacent to Roanoke, both of which are nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia.  The Salem & Roanoke metropolitan area provides its residents with a reasonable cost of living, low taxes, some of the finest public and private schools in Virginia, and many urban amenities traditionally expected of larger areas, including art and entertainment venues, museums and galleries, symphony, ballet, and competitive youth sports for the family.   In addition to the rich diversity of metropolitan experiences available to our residents, the Roanoke Valley also offers numerous opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast, including the Roanoke Star and its overlook of the Roanoke Valley, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Appalachian Trail, Smith Mountain Lake, beautiful mountainside wineries and golf courses, and a variety of National parks and wildlife areas.

NOTE: Physicians employed by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) are paid commensurate with education, experience and qualifications, using VA’s market-based physician pay system.  Candidate's education and experience will be reviewed by a Compensation Panel in determining the salary of the applicant selected.  The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.

Recruitment or Relocation Incentives are authorized.

Education Debt Reduction Program may be authorized. Please contact the Education Debt Reduction Program Coordinator at this Medical Center for additional information.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Not Required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required.
• Must pass pre-employment examination.
• Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
• Background and/or Security Investigation required.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English