GENERAL SURGERY PHYSICIAN

Job Description

FAR Group headquartered in Stafford, VA., is a premier, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that provides federal professional services, primarily engaged in providing advanced information technology, cyber security, management systems support, as well as business and infrastructure management services.

We are among the most innovative, respected, and ethical providers of technology solutions to the United States government. Our mission is to provide superior-quality, innovative, information technology solutions that help federal agencies best aid, serve, and protect the American people.

Job Title: General Surgery Physicians

Job Summary: FAR Group purpose of this contract is to acquire GENERAL SURGERY PHYSICIAN SERVICES candidate(s) to eligible beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks (hereinafter referred to as VAMC) The physician’s care shall cover the range of General Surgery services as would be provided in a state-of-the-art civilian medical treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality, meeting or exceeding currently recognized national standards as established by the American Board of Surgery (ABS).

Place of Performance: Services shall be provided on site, VAMC 1100 North College Ave. Fayetteville, AR. 72703

QUALIFICATIONS:

License: The physician(s) shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia) when services are performed onsite on VA property.

All licenses shall be full and unrestricted licenses. Contractor’s physician(s) who have current, full, and unrestricted licenses in one or more states, but who have, or ever had, a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action, or denied upon application will not be considered for the purposes of this contract.

Board Certification: The physician shall be Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Surgeons and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must always be kept up to date.

Credentialing and Privileging: Credentialing and privileging is to be done in accordance with the provisions of VHA Handbook 1100.19 and VHA Directive 1100.20 referenced above.

Technical Proficiency: The physician shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the Government’s requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read, and write English fluently.

DEA: Contractor shall provide a copy of current DEA certificate.

VA HOURS OF OPERATION/SCHEDULING

VA Business Hours: Daily business/clinic hours will be Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. On call hours will be from Monday-Friday 4:00 pm -8:00 am. Weekend call will be from Friday 4:00 pm - Monday 8:00 am.

Clinical Personnel Required: The physician shall be competent, qualified per this performance work statement and adequately trained to perform assigned duties.

Standards of Care: The physician(s)’ care shall cover the range of GENERAL SURGERY services as would be provided in a state-of-the-art civilian medical treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality, meeting or exceeding currently recognized TJC, VA and national standards as established by The ABS.

• The professional standards of the Joint Commission (TJC)
• The standards of the American Hospital Association (AHA)

Scope of Care: Physician (as appropriate and within scope of practice/privileging) shall be responsible for providing GENERAL SURGERY Physician care, including, but not limited to:

Clinic and Surgical Care: Physician(s) shall provide clinical GENERAL SURGERY physician services. Physician(s) shall be present on time for any scheduled clinics/surgeries as documented by physical presence in the clinic or operating room at the scheduled start time.

Operative Services: Physician(s) shall provide comprehensive clinical General Surgery Physician services, including but not limited to the following:

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Intraoperative Follow-up: Physician(s) shall be present in the operating suite for all GENERAL SURGERY procedures.

Physician(s) rounds shall be conducted on postoperative patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) and on the wards.

Physician(s) shall provide consultative services at the patient’s bedside if the patient is not ambulatory and, in the clinic, setting if the patient is able to report to the outpatient clinic. Procedures shall be scheduled for completion within 30 days of the date of the consultation.

Medications: Physician(s) shall follow all established medication policies and procedures. No sample medications shall be provided to patients.

Discharge education: Physician(s) shall provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all GENERAL SURGERY clinical or surgical patients.

COMMUNICATING TEST RESULTS TO PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS: In accordance with VHA Directive 1088, Communicating Test Results to Providers and Patients, all test results requiring action must be communicated by the ordering provider, or designee, to

patients no later than 7 calendar days from the date on which the results are available. For test results that require no action, results must be communicated by the ordering provider, or designee, to patients no later than 14 calendar days from the date on which the results are available.

ADMINISTRATIVE: Estimated 10% of time not involved in direct patient care for charting purposes.

Quality Improvement Meetings: Physician(s) shall participate in continuous quality improvement activities and meetings with committee participation as required by the VAMC Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee.

Staff Meetings: Physician(s) shall attend staff meetings as required by the VAMC Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee.

QA/QI documentation: Physician(s) shall complete the appropriate QM/PI documentation pertaining to all procedures, complications, and outcome of examinations.

Patient Safety Compliance and Reporting: Physician(s) shall follow all established patient safety and infection control standards of care. Physician(s) shall make every effort to prevent medication errors, falls, and patient injury caused by acts of commission or omission in the delivery of care. All events related to patient injury, medication errors, and other breeches of patient safety. shall be documented in the medical record of those impacted and disclosed to the patient or surrogate.

Note: Please submit your most up-to-date resume. Please be sure to highlight your relevant experience.

Why FAR GROUP?

You can take pride in working for a company dedicated to serving our government by providing the best, most cost-effective solutions for the US Government. Our work helps the US Government secure our nation, support the efforts of our military and intelligence communities, and provide lifesaving medical services to our soldiers, vets, and their families.

Job Type: Full-time

Medical specialties:

• Surgery

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sherwood, AR 72120: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• BC/BE (Required)
• Medical License (Required)
• BLS Certification (Required)
• ACLS Certification (Required)
• DEA Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person