Job Details: Opportunity for Geriatric Physician

Description: Veterans Administration North Texas Health Care System
Dallas, TX
The VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) in Dallas, Texas is seeking a full-time physician to join our Geriatrics and Extended Care Service.

The position is for a Full Time Internist/Geriatrician for a new Palliative Care Service. Qualified candidate will be board certified in Internal Medicine with either subspecialty in Geriatrics or Hospice/Palliative Medicine. Position will require management of patients on an inpatient Hospice/Palliative Care Service, Palliative Care clinic, and hospital inpatient consultations. Other responsibilities include teaching geriatric fellows and faculty appointment with affiliated medical school.

Extensive benefits include: generous leave and holiday policies, a generous retirement package including a retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions, health and life insurance benefits, a wellness center and a child care center, and possible eligibility to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP). Salary will be consistent with recently reformed physician pay guidelines. Other potential benefits may include recruitment and relocation bonuses, and moving expenses.
Candidates should forward their Curriculum Vitae, a statement of professional goals, and three references to:

Al Richard
Physician Recruiter (05B22)
4500 S. Lancaster Road
Dallas, TX 75216
AlcintiaD.Richard@va.gov

Posting Date: Sep 15 08