Physician (Regular Ft)

Physician (Regular Ft)

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia, Salt Lake City, Utah, Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, Denver, Colorado, Washington, District of Columbia, Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, Boston, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kansas City, Missouri, Albuquerque, New Mexico, New York, New York, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Portland, Oregon, Austin, Texas

Salary Range: $145000 - $285000 Per Year

Job Summary: This physician position is located within the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), EHRM Integration Office (EHRM-IO), within the Office of the Deputy Secretary of VA (DEPSECVA). The VA EHRM-IO is responsible for ensuring that VA successfully prepares for, deploys, transitions to, and sustains a new Electronic Health Record system. EHRM-IO will ensure the modernized EHR system is positioned to meet VA needs and enable seamless delivery of health care to Veterans and qualified beneficiaries.

Major Duties:

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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 The incumbent provides oversight of all deployment, transition, and sustainment activities within the VA, VHA, EHRM-IO, Office, Veterans Integrated Services Networks, facility leadership teams, and stakeholders to address lifecycle management of the EHR system. The incumbent must work across workstreams and organization for successful sustainment of the solutions. In this position, s/he manages people, processes, and materials necessary to maintain operations that meet EHRM-IO organizational objective. In addition to the general responsibilities described below, s/he must maintain accountability for sustainment of local, regional, and enterprise resources scattered across the VA. It is essential the incumbent communicate across the enterprise to achieve program effectiveness and maintain the EHRM-IO's guiding principles: - Understanding business needs across the enterprise - Expertise in IT Service Management concepts including incident, change, event, problem, and account management - Prioritize issues with cross-functional enterprise impact - Develop strategies to mitigate risk to enterprise systems - Continuous improvement mindset to support VA mission and vision across workstreams - Knowledge of enterprise EHRM and integrated non-EHRM systems- Able to deliver strategic program communications and EHRM sustainment updates - Previous experience leading large-scale EHR sustainment efforts across multiple facilities is preferred. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences. Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some light physical effort may be required. Work environment is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office except for when performing clinical duties. May require occasional travel.

How to Apply: To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. To apply for this position online, complete steps 1 and 2 above by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/06/2026 to receive consideration. Please note, this announcement may close prior to the closing date indicated if the position is filled through other means. If you are unable to apply online before the closing date click here and include the CARX-12943338-26-TRL in the Notes field. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-06