Neurological Surgery - Physician

TheVA St. Louis Healthcare Systemis recruitingfull-timeand/orpart-timeboard certified or board eligibleneurosurgeons . We seek candidates with experience, who desire a challenge, and wish to utilize their skills to build a program. The current group specializes in general neurosurgical cases with an emphasis on spine. Some expertise is required in complex degenerative cervical and lumbar spine. Successful candidates will help to build the program by expanding and broadening the service into one that performs cranial neurosurgical procedures, and increases the complexity of spinal procedures.Additional Information :Required certifications : Must be Board Eligible or Certified in NeurosurgeryAcademic affiliations : Washington University and Saint Louis University Schools of MedicineRoutine procedures :General Neurosurgical cases with an emphasis on spinePreferred qualifications : Endovascular therapy for intracranial aneurysms, administrative experience, complex spine training, willingness to lead plan to institute cranial neurosurgical procedures (Medical Center is implementing business plan to establish neurosurgical cranial surgery program)Student Loan Repayment : Consideration for Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)Incentives : Travel and relocation incentive may be authorizedDepartment staffing :2 Neurosurgery FTEE, NP and admin support. There are 50 staff surgeons in nine different specialties in Surgical ServiceCall Schedule : 1 in 2...will share 50% of call with contract providers or eventual FTEEOffice Hours : 7:30 am - 4:00 pm, M-FEquipment :New neurosurgery intraoperative microscope, instrumentation, etc.# Clinic patients/consultations per day :Typically 1⁄2 day clinics of 7-8 pts per day# Surgeries per week :3-5 p/weekWhether you're interested inacademics ,research , or abetter work/life balance , you'll find the VA has a lot to offer, including the unmatched satisfaction you'll get from caring for those who have served our country. In addition tocompetitive payandliability protection , the VA also offers a robust benefits plan that includes:Paid Time Off:26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave– you can carry over up to 86 days into a new year13 Days paid sick leave each yearwith no limit on accumulation – unused sick leave can be used to extend creditable service time at retirement!10 Federal holidays per year with pay5 Days paid absenceto attend approved CME courses (subject to budget availability)Insurance:Health Insurance : VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA)Dental & Vision : Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)VA employees have the option to useFlexible Spending Accounts , which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance planTerm life insurance, family, and additional coverage optionsare available with the cost shared by the Federal Government.Long-term care insuranceis available as an optionFederal Retirement Plan:VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits ( pension ); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a401K-type planHow is the pension funded?VA employees hired after January 1, 2014 automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and theVA contributes 8.3% of the employee's salary each pay periodfor a total annual contribution percentage equal to 12.7% of the employee's salarySimilar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2014, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to$17,500 , while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $23,000The Federal Government also provides anautomatic basic contribution (1% of salary)andup to 4% of salary in matching contributions , depending on the amount of the employee contributionFor retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pensionIn addition to FERS, VA provideshealth care insurance coverage for retired personnelDisability RetirementEmployees arevested in a federal pension after only 5 years' service