Physician - Clinical Geneticist

Job Description 

Join our Team at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco, CA as a Physician - Clinical Geneticist! 

The incumbent serves as a Clinical Geneticist with responsibility for delivery of comprehensive genetic care. The position includes responsibility for completing a broad range of genetic care needs for VA patients; providing genetic services via multiple modalities, including virtual care; actively participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary health care team; participating in the training of physicians and other health practitioners; coordinating care with other VA clinical services; and serving as the collaborating physician for genetic counselors.

Major Duties include but are not limited to:

• Make independent professional decisions and recommendations.     
• Participate in the design of service priorities and objectives.
• Create a culture of commitment to quality, education, compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, integrity, and creative problem solving.
• Participate in the development of clinical protocols to ensure evidence-based use of genetic services, including germline genetic testing.
• Deliver high quality of genetic care, including evaluation of performance with respect to standards of care, clinical effectiveness, compliance with policies and quality improvement.
• Use systems-based methods to achieve optimal care coordination.
• Serve as the collaborating physician for genetic counselors, including participation in periodic (e.g., weekly) scheduled meetings with genetic counselors; responding to clinical questions from genetic counselors in a timely way outside of scheduled meetings; participating in weekly case conference, if available; and documenting in the medical record formulated clinical assessments or management plans (e.g., with addenda to genetic counselor notes or co-signing genetic counselor notes), as needed.
• Participate in meetings, conferences, workshops, seminars, and symposia to maintain expertise in clinical genetics to assist with integration of VISN 21 CRH plans and priorities for delivering genetic care.
• Serve as a member to relevant VA committees and assumes a subject matter expert role, as requested by VISN 21 CRH leadership.
• Assist with the implementation of new genetic practices. 

Benefits and Features 

• Expected Salary Range from $260K - $295K (negotiable based on candidate's qualifications, credentials and experience).

• Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri PST.
• Remote: This position is 100% remote outside of working area. Please note, this position is designated as a remote position, and we have disclosed to you that this position may fall under the Presidential Memorandum titled "Return to In-Person Work" ending remote capability, which will require you to go into the office.
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):
• Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
• Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off 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 (must be full-time with board certification).
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

We encourage you to consider VA employment in San Francisco, CA. We offer both a mission you can put your heart into and a home for fun, new experiences. Join a team that values a healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by your role in keeping the promise to those who served.