Answer the Call: Emergency Medicine Physician Needed at the Leavenworth VA
Updated 11/13/26
$275,000
– $400,000
yearly
4101 S 4th St, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048, United States
Physician
Emergency Medicine
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Eastern Kansas Healthcare System is looking for a full-time Emergency Medicine Physician at our Leavenworth KS. VA.
The VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System provides comprehensive medical care to over 41,000 Veterans across 39 counties in Kansas and Missouri. It is anchored by the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth and the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, offering 4-star CMS-rated inpatient, surgical, and psychiatric care.
Leavenworth, KS is a great place to live due to its affordable cost of living, particularly in housing, which offers significant value compared to the national average and the larger Kansas City area. Residents can enjoy a vibrant downtown with local shops and restaurants, a strong sense of community, abundant parks and outdoor activities like riverfront trails and water parks, and a rich historic charm connected to the Missouri River and the American West. The city also provides easy access to the Kansas City metropolitan area for more extensive entertainment, shopping, and cultural experiences.
Salary: $275,000-$400,000. Plus annual performance bonus, and up to $200k in student loan repayment.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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
Acute medicine providers can perform and teach all the services required in the practice of Acute
medicine to students, residents, and fellows. Educational experiences are also provided to appropriate
health care personnel who seek training in Acute medicine services (e.g. medical students, psychology
and social work interns, mental health residents, physician assistants and nursing students, and medical
residents).
1. Provides direct care to patients in the Acute Medicine and/or Emergency Medicine departments.
2. Provides clinical guidance to ARNP's/PA's.
3. Participates in interdisciplinary team activities to achieve optimum quality of patient care that is
maintained or improved.
4. Participates in the progressive improvement of the service delivery which may include
programmatic participation in initiatives within the facility.
5. Evaluates the patient to assess changes in the physical and mental status. A progress note is
written in the patient's chart. Notes also include the concurrence with notes written by the
resident and attending notes as appropriate.
6. Responsible for coordinating with providers within their own and outside of their own Service
Line, at the other divisions within the EKHCS structure and the CBOC Clinics as determined by
the plan of care for the veteran. Open, clear, and collaborative engagements are a key duty.
Incumbent is ultimately responsible to ensure barriers for Veterans and staff are minimized to
promote a positive work environment. Fosters positive working relationships with staff, peers and
Veterans.
7. Perform consultations within their own and other service lines as indicated. They are responsible
for medical care, graduate and undergraduate medical education, and scientific research as
appropriate.
8. Although on-call hours are seldom, staff physician shall be available for emergency interventions.
9. Staff within acute medicine are appropriately credentialed and privileged. They participate in
various hospital committees, departmental and hospital in-service programs, and education
programs of the department and the hospital. They are also involved in continuous quality
improvement through the peer review process.
10. Actively participates in compliance readiness activities as requested by Quality Management and
the Deputy Chief of Staff.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: 7am-7pm
The VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System provides comprehensive medical care to over 41,000 Veterans across 39 counties in Kansas and Missouri. It is anchored by the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth and the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, offering 4-star CMS-rated inpatient, surgical, and psychiatric care.
Leavenworth, KS is a great place to live due to its affordable cost of living, particularly in housing, which offers significant value compared to the national average and the larger Kansas City area. Residents can enjoy a vibrant downtown with local shops and restaurants, a strong sense of community, abundant parks and outdoor activities like riverfront trails and water parks, and a rich historic charm connected to the Missouri River and the American West. The city also provides easy access to the Kansas City metropolitan area for more extensive entertainment, shopping, and cultural experiences.
Salary: $275,000-$400,000. Plus annual performance bonus, and up to $200k in student loan repayment.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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
Acute medicine providers can perform and teach all the services required in the practice of Acute
medicine to students, residents, and fellows. Educational experiences are also provided to appropriate
health care personnel who seek training in Acute medicine services (e.g. medical students, psychology
and social work interns, mental health residents, physician assistants and nursing students, and medical
residents).
1. Provides direct care to patients in the Acute Medicine and/or Emergency Medicine departments.
2. Provides clinical guidance to ARNP's/PA's.
3. Participates in interdisciplinary team activities to achieve optimum quality of patient care that is
maintained or improved.
4. Participates in the progressive improvement of the service delivery which may include
programmatic participation in initiatives within the facility.
5. Evaluates the patient to assess changes in the physical and mental status. A progress note is
written in the patient's chart. Notes also include the concurrence with notes written by the
resident and attending notes as appropriate.
6. Responsible for coordinating with providers within their own and outside of their own Service
Line, at the other divisions within the EKHCS structure and the CBOC Clinics as determined by
the plan of care for the veteran. Open, clear, and collaborative engagements are a key duty.
Incumbent is ultimately responsible to ensure barriers for Veterans and staff are minimized to
promote a positive work environment. Fosters positive working relationships with staff, peers and
Veterans.
7. Perform consultations within their own and other service lines as indicated. They are responsible
for medical care, graduate and undergraduate medical education, and scientific research as
appropriate.
8. Although on-call hours are seldom, staff physician shall be available for emergency interventions.
9. Staff within acute medicine are appropriately credentialed and privileged. They participate in
various hospital committees, departmental and hospital in-service programs, and education
programs of the department and the hospital. They are also involved in continuous quality
improvement through the peer review process.
10. Actively participates in compliance readiness activities as requested by Quality Management and
the Deputy Chief of Staff.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: 7am-7pm
Qualifications
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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed; OR
(2) 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
(3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified 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.
Exceptions:
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 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.
In rare and unusual circumstances, the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer, who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience, accomplishments, performance, and qualifications warrant such action.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
Physical Requirements: Periods of long standing. Occasional lifting of moderately heavy objects. Long periods of sitting at a computer station. The need for high degree of accuracy, potentially stressful situations, and the ability to adapt work plans based on patient status.
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