Physician (General Surgeon)

Overview

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting a General Surgeon to provide onsite services to eligible beneficiaries of the Fresno VA Medical Center located at 2615 East Clinton Avenue Fresno, CA 93703. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers. Competitive full-time pay packages are available to qualified candidates.

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers’ success as if it is their own.

Responsibilities

• Administrative duties designated by the Chief of Surgery.
• Duties involving preventative medicine, emergency preparedness, Join Commission, and other internal and external health systems requirements deemed by the Chief of Surgery.
• Supervision and training of Surgical Residents, other trainees, and physician extenders.
• Provide fair and equitable on-call services during daytime, after-hours, weekends, and holidays based on mutually agreed upon and pre-determined schedule.
• Demonstrates courtesy, respect, and a positive attitude towards all stakeholders.
• Has the knowledge and skill to assist customers with questions or concerns.
• Understands the importance of and participates in service recovery.  
• Recognizes the need and modifies care as necessitated by patient’s age and abilities.
• Ability to provide accurate and understandable instructions to patients.
• Understands the importance and is compliant with participating in patient identification and time-out processes.
• Ability to recognize patient signs of physical distress and monitor the patient’s condition during treatment.
• Knowledge of computerized patient records system, and their application to surgical patients, to include approved abbreviations and the format for completion of progress notes.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Surgery. 
• Active, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• NPI report printout.
• Active DEA license.
• Must be able to pass a federal background investigation.

• Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
• Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
• Lift up to 20 lbs
• Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
• Push/pull with 30 lbs of force