Looking for work/life balance, outstanding benefits and resources to provide high-quality care?

Join us in our mission to provide Veterans with the world-class benefits and healthcare services they have earned! Veterans Health Administration (Eastern Kansas Healthcare System) is actively seeking an excellent Emergency Medicine Chief physician to join our established program in Leavenworth Kansas. 

Position highlights:

• High-complexity VA Medical Center with Surgery, Radiology, Cardiology and Mental Health services in house.
• Access to Clinical Pharmacists onsite and bedside ultrasound available
• High-performing, high-quality, patient-focused team
• Opportunity for teaching and academic appointment
• Approximate volume: 41,500 annual visits from Veterans utilizing their earned benefits
• Monday-Friday shift
• No employment contracts or significant outside work restrictions
• Located in vibrant and affordable Leavenworth, Kansas

VA offers... a comprehensive total rewards package:

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50–55 days (8-hour shifts estimated) of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible up to 5 day paid absence for CME. Opportunity for paid Parental leave.
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 (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Please contact Jeffrey D. Richter to submit your CV and with any questions you have regarding this opportunity.

Leavenworth: Where Opportunity Meets Affordability! Leavenworth is the first city of Kansas. Leavenworth is one of the most up and coming cities in Kansas. With one of the lowest cost of living in the mid-west and quick access to Kansas City and the airport, Leavenworth is a great landing spot for anyone looking to make a change. Being just 30 mins from Kansas City and just about any major city in the Kansas City area, Leavenworth is a great place to call home. Leavenworth is filled with culture and the arts. You can explore the expansive downtown with their many shops and theaters. We are connected to Fort Leavenworth and the Leavenworth VA is a destination for Vets in the area. Whether your a sports, entertainment, or theater fan, then Leavenworth will be the home for you.

Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree
• Completion of ACGME accredited Emergency Medicine residency
• BC American Board of Emergency Medicine 
• Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or District of Columbia.

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About Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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