The Otolaryngologist (ENT) Physician provides direct, in-person medical and surgical care to Veterans with diseases, disorders, and injuries involving the ear, nose, throat, head, and neck. The incumbent evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients across the scope of otolaryngology, including general ENT conditions and related head and neck concerns, consistent with approved clinical privileges, facility capabilities, and service needs.

FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES: The Otolaryngologist (ENT) Physician functions under the overall direction of the Surgical/Specialty Care Service Director. The incumbent exercises independent clinical judgment within the scope of approved clinical privileges and is accountable for providing safe, effective, timely, and appropriate patient care. Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and manages Veterans with diseases, injuries, and disorders of the ear, nose, throat, head, and neck. Provides direct, in-person care in ENT clinic, procedural, surgical, and consultative settings as assigned. Performs Otolaryngology procedures and surgeries within the scope of approved clinical privileges, training, experience, and facility capabilities. Provides care related to General Otolaryngology, including conditions involving the ear, nose, throat, sinuses, airway, voice, swallowing, and head and neck region. Performs preoperative evaluations, obtains informed consent, develops treatment and surgical plans, and provides postoperative follow-up and ongoing management. Reviews, triages, and manages ENT consults in accordance with local consult management expectations, VHA Directives and patient care needs. Maintains timely management of open encounters, open consults, diagnostic test results, clinical reminders, patient messages, and other required patient care follow-up. Completes timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation in the electronic health record, including clinic notes, procedure notes, operative reports, informed consent documentation, discharge instructions, follow-up plans, and patient education. Provides inpatient consultation, urgent clinical review, call coverage, and cross-coverage as assigned and consistent with service needs. Communicates effectively with Veterans, families, caregivers, and health care team members regarding diagnoses, treatment options, risks, benefits, alternatives, expected outcomes, and follow-up plans. Coordinates care with interdisciplinary team members and other services, including but not limited to primary care, audiology, speech pathology, radiology, pathology, anesthesia, oncology, nursing, and surgical services as clinically appropriate. Participates in clinical operations related to access, clinic utilization, productivity, workload capture, scheduling coordination, and service-level performance improvement. Participates in quality improvement, patient safety, peer review, utilization review, risk management, system redesign, and clinical performance activities. Attends required staff, section, service, medical staff, committee meetings, and other forums as assigned. Communicates patient care, operational, quality, or safety concerns through the appropriate chain of command. Assists, when requested, in preparing clinical summaries, heads-up reports, issue briefs, adverse event reviews, or other communications related to patient care, clinical operations, or safety concerns. Uses current clinical evidence, accepted standards of practice, and professional judgment to evaluate, improve, and deliver patient care. Demonstrates professional, respectful, and effective communication with Veterans, caregivers, staff, trainees, and members of the health care team. Maintains current licensure, credentialing, privileging, continuing education, mandatory training, and other professional requirements as validated through local processes. Participates in teaching, mentoring, supervision, or educational activities involving trainees, residents, students, nursing staff, or other team members when applicable and assigned. Complies with applicable facility, service, medical staff, privacy, information security, infection control, safety, occupational health, and emergency preparedness expectations. 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 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

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. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. 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 examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. You may be required to serve a probationary period. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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.