Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 698693 (Include # on all documents)
**Salary to be determined by the Physician Pay Panel.
**This position will remain open until filled. Applications will be reviewed approximately every two weeks.
**Appraised Value Option (AVO) may be authorized for well qualified candidates.
**Relocation expenses may be paid. Recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized.
The Grand Junction VA Medical Center (VAMC) serves 37,000 veterans residing on the Western Slope. The VAMC consists of one facility located in the city of Grand Junction; Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Montrose, serving the southwestern Colorado counties; three Primary Care Telehealth Outreach Clinics (PTOC) in Craig and Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and the third one in Moab, Utah. The VAMC operates 53 beds comprised of 23 acute care and 30 Transitional Care Unit beds. The VAMC provides primary and secondary care including acute medical, surgical, and psychiatric inpatient services, as well as a full range of outpatient services. The VAMC was the recipient of the 2001 Presidential Award for Quality and the 1999 Robert W. Carey Quality Award Trophy. It is the first and only organization ever in VA to earn the Presidential Award for Quality. See our web site at: www.grandjunction.va.gov.
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
Special Employment Consideration: Individuals eligible for the following appointments are encouraged to apply: 5 CFR 213.3102 "u", Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities ; mental retardation, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities; and Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.