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Form of workAt the Richmond Veterans Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, our health care teams are deeply experienced & guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers. Richmond is rich in culture, incredible food, deep historic roots, gorgeous natural landscapes, creative vibes and diverse, welcoming community. We are recruiting for several ophthalmology positions. Our model is for subspecialty trained ophthalmologists(cornea, glaucoma, surgical retina, etc.), who also do general ophthalmology.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America’s largest, most technologically advanced healthcare system, providing care at 1,298 healthcare facilities, including 171 medical centers and 1,113 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year. In addition to the honor of serving America’s Heroes, a career at VHA provides a robust total reward$ package and offers many benefits including:
- Low patient-provider ratios
- Robust insurance coverage
- Stable employment with competitive salary and regular pay increases
- 55 days annual paid time off (26 days paid annual leave, 13 days paid annual sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 5 CME) in addition to other leave options including paid parental leave.
- Generous education support programs, including loan repayment and reimbursement
- Unprecedented federal retirement benefits including a traditional pension (5 years’ vesting) and a federal 401K (TSP) with up to 5% in employer contributions
- VA’s Diversity, People & Culture
In addition to the above, the VA offers a Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment.
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