Job Summary

This Section Chief of Pulmonary/Critical Care position is located in the Specialty Care Service at the Providence, RI Healthcare System location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week. A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate.

Job Description

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. Additional Requirements (screen out if not demonstrated within the application): Board eligibility or certification in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Preferred Experience: The successful candidate must qualify for a full-time medical faculty position at the rank of Full Professor or Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Minimum requirements include: board eligibility or certification in Pulmonary Medicine, strong clinical background in Critical Care, excellence in patient care and teaching, and a commitment to scholarly participation in the research programs at VA Providence and The Warren Alpert Medical School. Experience in basic and laboratory sciences is highly desirable. It is preferred that the candidate's research experience focus on Pulmonary, Critical Care or a closely related field. Candidates for the Associate Professor level must have a national reputation in the field. Candidates for this position should have a strong record of high quality, patient clinical care. This full-time position reports directly to the Chief of Specialty Care and is expected to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized treatment plans. The selected incumbent may participate in educational activities and quality improvement. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: All applicants must be physically able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position. A pre-placement physical examination shall be completed prior to appointment.