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Job Field: Legal Jobs
Location: Charleston, SC
Salary: $97,987.00 - $265,000.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Part Time 5 hours - Excepted Service Permanent
Phone: (843)789-6332

JOB SUMMARY:

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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.

Vacancy Identification Number (VIN):  726577

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN AMENDED TO BE 'OPEN UNTIL FILLED'.  The first cutoff for applications is August 31, 2012.  Applications received after that date will be forwarded to management as needed.

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.  

How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?  Located in the historic part of the city of Charleston, the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center serves more than 53,000 veterans in 22 counties along the South Carolina and Georgia coastline in our main Medical Center or one of six community-based outpatient clinics.   The main Medical Center provides acute medical, surgical, and psychiatric inpatient care, as well as outpatient primary and mental health care to low country veterans who require more then 659,000 outpatient visits and approximately 4,300 inpatient stays annually.  The 117 bed hospital currently operates 96 beds and a 28 bed nursing home unit.  Charleston VAMC supports the Vet Centers in North Charleston, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia.

The VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC, has a vacancy for a part-time physician in the specialty of Ophthalmology (Retina Specialist) to work 5 hours per week flexible work schedule providing care to veteran patients. 

Applicant's education and experience will be reviewed by a Professional Standards Board and Compensation Panel in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected.  The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.

Special Employment Consideration:  VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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U. S. Citizenship

Must pass pre-employment examination

English Language Proficiency required

Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required

Background and-or Security Investigation required

Relocation Expenses are NOT authorized