Urologist

We are seeking a Urologist to join our team in the scenic & sunny Southern Arizona, Tucson VA Health Care System.

Our team of healthcare professionals are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of our veterans, their families, and caregivers.

Job Duties:

The successful candidate is expected to provide a full range of Urology services to our Veterans; however, major duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performs urological surgical procedures on patients, including related admission, consultation, and work-up, preoperative, and postoperative care to correct or treat various conditions, illnesses, and injuries.
• Makes preliminary diagnosis; directs, prescribes, or provides treatment, arranges for specialized care or patient referral as required.
• Provides comprehensive urologic care including prevention, health maintenance, early diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up services to patients.
• Performs procedures in the Urology clinic such as cystoscopy, prostate biopsies.
• Performs robotic and non-robotic Urologic procedures in the operating room.
• Management of patients during their inpatient course, using consultants when appropriate and performs inpatient consultations on patients from other services.
• Conducts outpatient clinics; reviews patients' medications, diet, course of therapy, adherence to management plan and patient observations; modifies management plan as indicated; and instructs and counsels patients as required.
• Serves as a consultant to primary care physicians and accepts referrals and outpatient consultations from other providers.
• Refers patients as appropriate; works closely with allied health professionals; and participates in the Surgical Department Quality Assurance and Peer Review programs.
• Actively participates in Emergency and On-Call schedule.
• Establish professional working relationships with other clinical service providers within the center and outlying Community Base Outpatient Clinics (CBOCS), providing telephone and e-consultations, consultations as needed and screening consults that are received for appropriateness prior to scheduling.

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 any of the US States.
• Board Certified in Urology by the American Board of Urology (ABU).
• Work Schedule: Full-time, Permanent position. Shared call rotation required.

Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to assisting you to your new, rewarding career at the Veterans Health Administration!