Physician-Surgical Critical Care
Job at a glance
Job description
Amazing Leadership Opportunity as Physician-Surgical Critical Care that offers work life balance within an amazing city that provides a great environment. Houston has a thriving housing market with great schools!
Houston, TX, is a beautiful place to live and work. Houston is famous for its role in space exploration, as it is home to NASA. It is also known for its diverse and vibrant culture, which is reflected in its culinary scene, museums, and green spaces. Houston has a reputation for being an entertainment hub, with events like the rodeo, live concerts, and sports games. Galveston is a short drive from Houston where you can enjoy the beach, trails, and fishing spots.
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center is a teaching hospital that provides a full range of services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. The medical center is on a 119-acre campus that features 350 acute care beds. We provide health care services at 12 locations in southeast Texas.
Job Responsibilities
Duties include but aren't limited to:
• Skills and trainings in Special diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
• Interpretation of electrocardiogram, x-rays, lumbar puncture (with supervision)
• Incision and drainage of simple abscesses
• Suturing lacerations
• Closed cardiac massage and endotracheal intubation
• Aspiration or injection of joints (with supervision)
• Needle aspiration of tension pneumothorax
• Uses fluoroscopy procedures (with supervision)
Qualifications
• 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