Chief of Surgery - Physician

1. Participate in the operating room commensurate with technical abilities.
2. Provides quality clinical care and services with regard to customer satisfaction.
3. Provides comprehensive care of ambulatory patients in the outpatient clinic, inpatients, and patients presenting to the Emergency Department by performing clinical examinations, managing new patient consultations, diagnosis, and treatments.
4. Ensures completion of encounters and operative notes.
5. Assumes the responsibility for the overall management of the Martinsburg VA Surgical Service and ensures the service functions as an integrated care delivery care system, providing patient-focused surgical services for veterans.
6. Completes medical record documentation and ensures subordinates complete medical records within a timely manner and in accordance with current VA guidelines.

1. 1. Education: 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.
2. 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.
3. Preferred Experience: Board Certified

1. 13 to 26 days of paid annual leave
2. 13 sick days annually, with unlimited accumulation
3. 11 paid federal holidays
4. 12 weeks of paid parental leave
5. 5 days paid for CME

• Health Insurance
• Dental & Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option.

• FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension)
• Social Security benefits
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan.
• FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension)
• Social Security benefits
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan.

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