Physician - Physiatrist
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Tucson
Posted on: July 8, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
(SAVACHS) is seeking to add a full-time Physician (Physiatry) to
the Geriatrics & Extended Care Service Division (G&EC Division)
located in the wonderful city of Tucson, Arizona. SAVAHCS is the
principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges
of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy; medical students, residents,
and fellows rotate at the facility. Position Information: The
Physiatrist must practice only within the scope of his/her
training, experience, and competence. The physiatrist should
provide care throughout the full spectrum of physiatry care and
that which represents the prevailing standards of physiatry
practice. To this end, physiatrists should participate in a regular
program of continuing education. The physiatrist will provide care
in an inpatient physiatry consultation service as well as in an
outpatient general physiatry clinic. The Tucson VA Medical Center
is a 295-bed hospital that provides training, primary care, and
sub-specialty health care in numerous medical areas for eligible
Veterans. It is the "Flagship" for the Southern Arizona VA Health
Care System (SAVAHCS), which serves over 170,000 veterans located
in eight counties in Southern Arizona comprised of the medical
center in Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based Outpatient
Clinics in Casa Grande, Green Valley, Safford, Sierra Vista, Yuma,
Northwest, and Southeast Tucson. It is also a Joint
Commission-accredited, level 1a complexity teaching hospital,
providing tertiary-level care. The SAVAHCS offers a beautiful
150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental health
services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient
psychiatry/substance use acute treatment unit, a 25-bed mental
health residential rehabilitation treatment program for substance
use disorders (SUD) and PTSD treatment, intensive outpatient
programs for SUD and PTSD, homeless programs, and more. The SAVAHCS
operates a 24-hour emergency department and is the host site for
various regional referral centers of excellence including the
Polytrauma Network Site, the Southwest Blind Rehabilitation Center,
and the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program
(MHRRTP). The SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the
University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy.
Annually, nearly 1,000 physicians and associated health trainees
participate in health care training programs at the SAVAHCS.
Benefits: - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America’s
largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,321
health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,138
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(see full brochure here) and
offers many benefits including: - Pay:$250,000 - $275,000 per year
with annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. -
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): maybe approved for a highly
qualified candidate Paid Time Off:50-55 days of annual paid time
offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11
paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for
CME). Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and
federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA. Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal
insurance programs can be carried into retirement). Licensure: 1
full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME:
Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (Board certification
required). Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail
coverage provided. Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and
no significant restrictions on moonlighting Financial Disclosure
Report: Not required.
Keywords: Veterans Health Administration, Casa Grande , Physician - Physiatrist, Healthcare , Tucson, Arizona