Description:
The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affair Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, Texas is seeking a full time physician to serve as the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Care Line Executive and responsible for the successful performance of the SCI Care Line, specifically with regard to customer satisfaction, quality of services provided and efficiency of service delivery.Requirements:
To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.Basic Requirements:
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
- Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR
[(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR
(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. - Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Additional Requirement:
- The candidate must be board-certified in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine.
- Must demonstrate the following:
- Outstanding professional ability in the practice of medicine or a medical specialty; and
- Ability to guide the development and implementation of programs within their respective domain. These programs would include, but are not limited to medical practice, professional standards, personnel issues, and quality and performance improvement.
Preferred Experience:
- 3-5 years of clinical experience in SCI
- Ability to lead
- 1 year of supervisory experience preferred
Physical Requirements:
Functional Requirements
Light carrying, under 15 pounds
Reaching above shoulder
Use of fingers
Both hands required
Repeated bending
Both legs required
Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4
Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
Hearing without aid
Mental and emotional stability
Working with detergents and cleansing solutions
Environmental Factors
Outside and inside
Constant noise
Working around machinery with moving parts
Working closely with others
Working alone
Dec 22, 2025;
from:
usajobs.gov