Nurse Practitioner - Addiction Medicine

The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) is seeking a full-time Board Certified/Eligible Nocturnist – Internal Medicine Physician to provide quality service in our progressive, innovative health care system for our Veteran hospital population. The physician will participate as the attending physician.

Position Background

This opportunity is part of the teaching team. The attending physician is responsible for the instruction of residents, interns, and possibly medical students. SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Therefore, the selected candidates must be eligible for a faculty appointment at the University of Arizona.

Preference will be given to candidates who are board eligible/board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The candidate must also be American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certified. The candidate should be proficient in core Internal Medicine invasive procedures. A refresher training is available in our excellent simulation laboratory. The candidate is also expected to acquire our facility certification in airway management after completing local on-line, simulation laboratory, and hands-on training. Experience with resident supervision and instruction is strongly preferred, but new Internal Medicine graduates are also welcome; our university affiliate offers some classes on effective teaching.

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
• 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.
• Board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
• Proficiency in core internal medicine invasive procedures
• ACLS and BCLS Certification
• Work Schedule: 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM

Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) 

The Tucson VA Medical Center is a 295-bed hospital that provides training, primary care, and sub-specialty health care in numerous medical areas for eligible Veterans. It is the "Flagship" for the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), which serves over 170,000 veterans located in eight counties in Southern Arizona comprised of the medical center in Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Casa Grande, Green Valley, Safford, Sierra Vista, Yuma, Northwest, and Southeast Tucson.

Benefits:

In addition to the honor of serving America’s Heroes, a career at VHA provides a robust total rewards package 

• Flexible work schedules and shifts

• Annual Salary Range: $290,000 - $300,000  

• Low patient-provider ratios
• Robust insurance coverage
• The ability to work anywhere in the country with one active license??  
• Stable employment with competitive salary and regular pay increases
• 50 days annual paid time off (26 days paid annual leave, 13 days paid annual sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays) in addition to other leave options including paid parental leave
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment)
• Unprecedented federal retirement benefits including a traditional pension (5 years’ vesting) and a federal 401K (TSP) with up to 5% in employer contributions