Urologist Opportunity with the Surgery Service Line

Salisbury VA Health Care System, Salisbury, NC 28144

The Salisbury VA Health Care System is seeking an experienced board-certified Urologist to provide exemplary care to our veterans. We are confident that you will find a career path that is diverse, team-oriented and focused on making a real difference by serving veterans and their families. Discover a career with rich rewards, limitless opportunities for growth/mobility, and competitive salaries and benefits.

Position Highlights: 

• Work-life balance.
 
• Manageable workload.
 
• Opportunities to contribute to and grow the department in your field of expertise.
 
• High service demand due to a growing veteran population.
 
• Wake Forest University academic opportunities.

Position Requirements:

• Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine/osteopathic medicine.
 
• The physician is accountable to the Chief, Urology Surgery Section, and is responsible for providing the most effective delivery of clinical/surgical care throughout the medical center while meeting and exceeding compliance standards.
 
• Provides guidance to interns, residents/fellows, medical students, physician assistants and nurse practitioners and are eligible for clinical appointment at Wake Forest University.
 
• Delivers patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life. Comfortable providing training and/or direction to support staff assigned to the unit during the performance of duties.
 
• Demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession

• Utilize practice-based learning and improvement, practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care.
 
• Maintains clinical privileges in the areas of his/her expertise and in all areas required to carry out the duties of his/her assignments/responsibilities within Medicine Services.

• If involved in research, they will show an ability to identify and define significant Research and Development problems, to plan and execute a precise research program, and to generate effective reports and results worthy of publication.

About the facility:

The Salisbury VA Health Care System (SVAHCS) is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the Mid-Atlantic Region, providing health care services at 4 locations in the Central Piedmont region of North Carolina: our W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury and 3 health care center or community-based outpatient clinics in Kernersville, North Charlotte, and South Charlotte. This includes an inpatient medical center that has an ultramodern new hybrid operating room and two Robotic surgical platforms as well as two separate Ambulatory surgery Centers at our HCC's. SVAHCS serves Veterans living in a 21-county area of the Central Piedmont Region of North Carolina, including the Charlotte metro area, which is the largest media market in North Carolina.

About Salisbury, NC:

Salisbury is set in the rolling hills of North Carolina s Piedmont region, with convenient access to the Charlotte metro and Raleigh Durham area.  There s a lot you will love about Salisbury and Rowan County, North Carolina, with its easy access to outdoor recreation, charming downtown, and beautiful countryside. You don t have to travel far to find the amenities you re searching for. You can take in a Broadway production at one of the three operating theaters, catch a concert during one of the many signature festivals, enjoy a day at High Rock Lake, and so much more! Your possibilities are endless with the flexibility of the geographic location and the comfortable ability to be who you want here. It s an easy, short drive for you to get to international and regional airports, major cities, the mountains, and even the stunning Carolina coast. Without the congestion of major cities, you can live life at your own pace.