Physician (Regular Ft)- Hospitalist

Physician (Regular Ft)- Hospitalist

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Baltimore, Maryland

Salary Range: $124308 - $315000 Per Year

Job Summary: The Baltimore VA Medical Center is committed to advancing the Whole Health System of care, which empowers Veterans to take charge of their health and well-being and supports them in living life to the fullest. You will deliver personalized healthcare in a healing environment, forming strong therapeutic relationships and working within interdisciplinary teams, while upholding the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) mission to honor and serve America's Veterans with exceptional care

Major Duties:

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES include but are not limited to: Clinical Coverage: Provide expert inpatient medical care and consultation to hospitalized Veterans on the hospital medicine service, including admission, evaluation, management, and discharge of adult inpatients. Supervision: Provide clinical oversight and indirect supervision for Hospitalist Advanced Practice Providers (Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners) and residents rotating on the inpatient medicine service. Supervise medical students and residents assigned, ensuring all required oversight is documented per VHA/Baltimore VAMC policy. Progress Notes: Ensure daily progress notes are entered for all inpatients. When notes are completed by a resident, document appropriate supervision in accordance with Baltimore VA Medical Center and national VA policy. Call Responsibility: Provide on-call phone coverage as assigned, ensuring availability for supervision and patient care issues within the inpatient medicine service. Discharge Planning & Interdisciplinary Care: Actively participate in discharge planning and interdisciplinary rounds and meetings to optimize patient transitions and coordination of care. Accurately and efficiently hand off patient care at the end of each rotation as indicated. Administrative Contributions: Support administrative and quality improvement efforts as directed by the Chief of Hospital Medicine, particularly those central to acute medicine and/or Baltimore VAMC, VISN 5, or national initiatives/directives. Documentation: Complete all required clinical documentation in accordance with Baltimore VA Medical Center and VHA policies and procedures. 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 Work Schedule: Varies. Mainly 2 weeks on wards (including weekends) and then 2 weeks off. The 2 weeks off will include a couple days of administrative time. Expected to be on sick/emergency coverage 6-7 weeks (weekdays only) out of the year during "off" blocks. Required to take turns being the on-call Hospitalist while on wards to staff admissions with the residents before 10pm and staff emergency medicine consults (rare).

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. Education. Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: (1)Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, OR (2)Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2), facility officials must confirm that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated. Licensure and Registration. Physicians must possess a 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. The Physician must maintain current registration in the state of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure. Residency Training. Physicians must have successfully completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in an accredited core specialty training program (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) leading to eligibility for board certification, OR (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) leading to eligibility for board certification, OR (3) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States, OR (4) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), 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. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Internal medicine board certified Hospitalists who have a passion for teaching and mentoring trainees Hospitalists who have interests in quality improvement and commitment to bettering systems issues to improve Veterans care and access Board certification in Internal Medicine is preferred Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

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 05/18/2026 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 CBTF-12952304-26-TH 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: 2026-05-18