Job Description

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Title: Neurology Physician Services (1099)

Pay rate: $220-$230/hr (1099)

Duration: 1 year.

Locations: Mountain Home, TN

Additional Details:

Location:  James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, 99 Veterans Way, Mountain Home TN

Description:

• Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Neurology by the American Board of Internal Medicine
• Current certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Proof of appropriate medical education (e.g., MD or DO degree in Neurology or a related field)

QUALIFICATIONS:

License:  The Contractor's physician(s) assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia) when services are performed onsite on VA property.

All licenses held by the personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses. Contractor's physician(s) who have current, full and unrestricted licenses in one or more states, but who have, or ever had, a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action or denied upon application will not be considered for the purposes of this contract.

Board Certification : All Contractor's physician(s) shall be Board Certified /Board Eligible Neurologist by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Neurology. , and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or equivalency. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must always be kept up to date. Documentation verifying current certification shall be provided by the Contractor to the VA COR on an annual basis for each year of contract performance.

Technical Proficiency : Contractor's physician(s) shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government's requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently. Contractor shall provide documents upon request of the CO/COR to verify current and ongoing competency, skills, certification and/or licensure related to the provision of care, treatment and/or services performed. Contractor shall provide verifiable evidence of all educational and training experiences including any gaps in educational history for all Contractor's physician(s) and Contractor's physician(s) shall be responsible for abiding by the Facility's Medical Staff By-Laws, rules, and regulations (referenced herein) that govern medical staff behavior.

VA HOURS OF OPERATION/SCHEDULING:

• VA Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.
• Patients must be seen by a contractor's physician(s) on-site at facility in a timely manner in accordance with VA Rules and Regulations on clinic wait times and consult completion. Contractor shall notify the COR at least monthly about any obstacles to meeting this performance measure.
• Contractor's physician(s) shall be available and present in clinic during normal facility clinic hours, facility which will be established, and may be revised, as deemed appropriate for patient care by the Chief of Staff.
• Off-hours Coverage: Contractor must make the Contractor's physician(s) available on-call during all hours when the facility clinic is closed, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Monday through Friday, 4:31 p.m. to 7:59 a.m.
• Weekends – 4:31 p.m. Friday to 7:59 a.m. the following Monday morning, unless that Monday happens to fall on a Federal Holiday
• On-call Contractor's physician(s) must always be available for phone consultations with VA residents and physicians.
• On-call providers must

Direct Patient Care: estimated 98% of the time involved in direct patient care.

Per the qualification section of this PWS, the Contractor shall provide the following staff:

Board Certified /Board Eligible Certified Neurologist.

Scope of Care : Contractor's physician(s) shall be responsible for providing neurology care, including, but not limited to:

Clinic : Contractor physician(s) shall provide clinical Neurologist services. Contractor physician(s) shall be present on time for any scheduled clinics as documented by physical presence in the clinic at the scheduled start time.

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