Summary

The New Mexico VA Healthcare System (NMVAHCS) is seeking an Endocrinologist in Albuquerque - NM. This is an open continuous announcement and will remain open until 5/4/2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 11/17/2025 - with subsequent cut-off dates every 2 weeks.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• 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
• Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Qualified candidates must be Board Eligible/Certified in Internal Medicine (ABIM)
• Qualified candidates must be eligible for a faculty appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico based upon qualifications and experience
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• 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 This position has the possibility of obtaining a clinical appointment at the University of New Mexico
• The staff endocrinologist will do 100% of clinical work at the New Mexico VA Health Care System
• The faculty will also hold a dual teaching faculty appointment with the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
• Duties include - but are not limited to: Responsible for the oversight of all aspects of endocrinologic medical care delivered to patients under their care
• Provide or supervise fellows - residents - students and/or mid-level providers including a physician Assistant - Certified Diabetes Nurse Educators - registered nurses in the evaluation and treatment of both inpatients and outpatients
• Evaluate the patient's physical and mental status changes during inpatient or outpatient care
• Documentation of every encounter will be entered into the electronic medical record - with the appropriate level of detail - with an assessment and plan for acute and ongoing care
• Any notes written by the fellow - resident - student - or midlevel provider under endocrinology supervision are reviewed by the staff Endocrinologist - with corrections and additions added in an attending note - as appropriate and in a manner consistent with the VA guidelines for resident and trainee supervision
• Be available for all urgent or emergent assessments requested from any location in the hospital or on-site outpatient clinics - rural clinics - and services
• Evening - night - weekend - and holiday call will be required as determined by service needs
• Participate in the teaching endocrinology faculty teaching activities and curriculum for the program which includes: Journal clubs - case conferences - imaging conferences and other multidisciplinary teaching conferences
• Participate in quality improvement projects as assigned by the section chief
• This position also offers the option to actively participate in facility wide research projects
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am-4:30pm