Physician Resident Provider - Hospitalist

Department of Veterans Affairs

This Surgical Hospitalist position will act as head PRP. This position will provide stability for nighttime coverage and will ensure that we have a sufficient supply of PRP physicians.

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Work Schedule: Nights/weekends Pay: Competitive salary Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting San Francisco Veterans Affairs (SFVA) current pool of Physician Resident Providers (PRPs) are University of California San Francisco (UCSF) General Surgery residents (or Stanford or Easy Bay General Surgery residents) who are in their research years. The resident work hour requirements have led to an additional need for PRP coverage at the SFVA, and a limited available pool of physicians who can provide this coverage. Under the new guidelines, residents will no longer be able to cover if PRP physicians are not available. In addition, under the new model, most of the call during the week will now be covered by PRP physicians, so hand-offs will be significantly increased unless we provide a more stable coverage plan. 1. Management of surgical inpatients; including patients on the ward, transitional care units, and intensive care units (including documentation of care in the medical record). 2. Evaluate surgical consults in the hospital or emergency department. a. All consults will be discussed with the Chief resident (or Fellow) and Attending immediately following evaluation. 3. Provide surgical coverage on-call a. Perform simple surgical procedures such as wound vac changes, surgical wound debridement, wound care, triage surgical problems, perform compartment pressure assessment, and assist in the operating room.

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