Staff Physician- Infectious Disease
Reported by 15 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan
- Schedule
- Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, subject to change based on service needs · On-call duties including nights, weekends, and holidays with shared attending call responsibilities
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $340k – $440k
- Practice
- Academic medical center/Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Veterans Affairs Medical Center
15 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
Staff Physician position in Infectious Disease at John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, MI providing inpatient and outpatient ID care with teaching responsibilities for fellows, residents, and medical students, plus administrative and research activities. Requires U.S. citizenship, full unrestricted state license, board certification in Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease board desirable), and Wayne State University academic appointment qualification.
What the posting highlights
- Shared attending call responsibilities with other Infectious Disease/Internal Medicine specialists; leads and manages Infectious Disease/Internal Medicine team including fellows, residents, medical students, pharmacists, mid-level providers
- Care setting: Mixed inpatient and outpatient infectious disease care
- Patient population: Veterans of all ages with infectious diseases
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $340k – $440k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 15 recent physician reports · region cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
- Bonus / incentives
- Annual performance bonus · Not specified
- PTO
- 10.77 weeks
Benefits named in the posting
- 50-55 days paid time off annually (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 Federal holidays, possible 5 days CME)
- Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contribution
- Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance, many programs portable into retirement
- Up to $1,000 annual CME reimbursement (full-time with board certification)
- Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage provided
- No physician employment contract and no significant moonlighting restriction
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 15 recent, approved physician reports (region cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
Veterans Health Administration
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Academic medical center/Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Facility type
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Patient population
- Veterans of all ages with infectious diseases
- EHR
- VVC
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, subject to change based on service needs
- Call burden
- On-call duties including nights, weekends, and holidays with shared attending call responsibilities
- Shift type
- Day shift with on-call responsibilities
- Patient volume
- Outpatient clinic with facility goals for minimum days to see new patients and maintained bookable hours; telehealth and face-to-face
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Mixed inpatient and outpatient infectious disease care
- Coverage model
- Shared attending call responsibilities with other Infectious Disease/Internal Medicine specialists; leads and manages Infectious Disease/Internal Medicine team including fellows, residents, medical students, pharmacists, mid-level providers
- Admin burden
- Quality assurance, performance improvement, oversight of technical quality, education of staff and trainees, tumor board and multidisciplinary conferences, committee assignments (OPAT, IPC, ASP), research activities, performance improvement activities, timely administrative work completion
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- no
- H-1B
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Government source
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 1 wk ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 82%
Full description
This position is located at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, MI. In addition to the clinical practice of medical care, the physician performs other duties which includes quality assurance, performance improvement, oversight of technical quality, education of staff and trainees, tumor board, and other multidisciplinary conferences, committee assignments, and other activities that support clinical operations, mission, values, and goals of the Detroit VA Medical Center. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases 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 The position involves inpatient and outpatient infectious disease care. The candidate will have educational responsibilities for Infectious Disease fellows, Internal Medicine residents and medical students. Applicants must possess a full and unrestricted license in any state and must qualify for an academic appointment at Wayne State University. Applicants must be board certified. Infectious Disease board is desirable. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Provide medical care for patients on the Infectious Diseases Service in cooperation with mid-level providers and other ID staff. ID physician will evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to patients of all ages with infectious diseases. Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services. This will include off tour (on call) duties. ID physician will provide assistance to the Infectious Disease Section Chief with regard to other duties that may be requested. These may include, but are not limited to, assisting in data assimilation for VA reports, per review activities, quality improvement programs (QI), outpatient antibiotics (OPAT), Infection Control (IC), Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASP), or others as determined by the Infectious Diseases Section Chief. Will be expected to take an active role in the education and training of Medical Students, Residents, and ID Fellows. This will include formal lectures and clinic and bedside teaching and will be responsible for appropriate completion of medical records, notes, etc., done by those being supervised. It is expected that the ID physician will be an active participant in the research activities of the ID section. Reviews, examines, selects diagnostic testing appropriately, and interprets/ collates results to coordinate patient care. Communicates and documents with clarity to patients and medical personnel to coordinate patient care. Timely documentation (notes and encounter forms) is necessary in all areas in accordance with facility policy. All administrative work should be completed in a timely fashion. Clinical practice, supervising and teaching fellows, residents and medical students in the specialties of Infectious Disease/ Internal Medicine. Participation in appropriate subspecialty committees as needed by the facility including but not limited to Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT), Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), and Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP). Assist in meeting goals for outpatient clinic including telehealth with VVC appointments and face to face. This includes meeting facility goals for minimum days required to see new patient and maintaining facility expectations for outpatient workload and bookable hours. Must work closely with clinical pharmacist. The physician is expected to share attending call responsibilities with other Infectious Disease/Internal Medicine specialists in covering some nights, weekend and holiday calls as needed. The physician will round with the team of fellow(s), resident(s), and medical student(s) as regards to inpatient settings. The physician will also be expected to lead and manage the Infectious Disease/Internal Medicine team consisting of fellows, residents, medical students, Pharmacists, Mid-Level Providers, etc. while on inpatient service or in clinical setting. Administrative activities, including performance improvement activities, research, and non-clinical tasks as assigned. Exhibits leadership in initializing changes in patient care programs based on current concepts and findings from research and studies. Stays informed on developments in the management and treatment of diseases and illness through continuing medical education. Any other duties as assigned by the supervising physician or his/her designee as it relates to scope of practice. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM -Subject to change based off the needs of the service U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or other supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. Veterans' Preference Note: Preference eligible candidates and other Veterans will be given preference when qualification of candidates are approximately equal for Title 38 positions in VHA. When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and dates of impending separation. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference.