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Transform Veteran Care as Sleep Medicine Neurologist -Stockton, CA
Sleep Medicine Neurology
VA Northern California Health Care System
Stockton, California
The VA Northern California Health Care System is seeking a skilled Sleep Medicine Neurologist to join our expanding specialty care team in Stockton, CA. This is an opportunity to practice high?quality medicine with the time, support, and resources to focus on Veteran-centered care.
Position Overview
- Provide comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and management of sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep apnea, parasomnias, movement disorders in sleep, and other neurologically related sleep conditions.
- Interpret sleep studies and collaborate closely with Sleep Technologists and interdisciplinary teams.
- Support outpatient Neurology services as part of a collaborative specialty team.
- Participate in quality and performance improvement initiatives within the service line.
- Typical Monday–Friday schedule with no excessive call burden.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary: $245,000–350,000 depending on qualifications and experience.
- Annual performance bonus and regular salary increases.
- Up to 55 days of paid time off (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays).
- Robust federal retirement with pension and 401k with VA contributions.
- Malpractice coverage with tail included.
- Possible Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility.
- No employment contracts and no non?compete clauses.
Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship (required).
- MD or DO with board certification or eligibility in Neurology.
- Board certification or eligibility in Sleep Medicine.
- Full and unrestricted medical license from any U.S. state or territory.
Why Stockton, CA?
A growing central?California community with easy access to Sacramento, the Bay Area, Napa, and Yosemite. Lower cost of living than the major metros with the same access to Northern California’s outdoor and cultural amenities.
Join Us
If you're passionate about improving the lives of Veterans and value balanced, meaningful medical practice, we’d love to connect.
Kelly De Boer, VA Physician Recruiter kelly.deboer@va.gov
The Department of Veteran Affairs Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) is an integrated health care delivery system, offering a comprehensive array of medical, surgical, rehabilitative, mental health and extended care to veterans in Northern California. The health system is comprised of a medical center in Sacramento; a rehabilitation and extended care facility in Martinez; outpatient clinics in Martinez, Fairfield, Vallejo, Stockton, Modesto, Sonora, Sacramento (Mather and McClellan Park), Auburn, Yuba City, Redding, Chico, and Yreka; and dental clinics in Vallejo, Sacramento and Redding.
Our outpatient clinic offers primary care and specialty health services, including addiction and substance abuse treatment, mental health care, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), smoking and tobacco cessation, physical and occupational therapy, and more.
https://www.visitstockton.org/
Discover a flavorful Northern California getaway and the essence of California's Central Valley as you explore the most culturally rich and diverse city in San Joaquin County. Strategically situated along the California Delta, here, the river flows out to the coast, cultures converge, and the world comes together. If variety is the spice of life, this is one hot city. Get to Stockton by boat, air, train, or bus and discover a number of beautiful residential communities along waterways, with single-family homes costing about one-third the price of homes in the Bay Area. While you're in town, cheer for one of our professional sports teams, pick up a treasure along the "Miracle Mile" or take a tour of nearby Lodi wine country. Next stop? San Francisco, or maybe Yosemite. The adventure never ends when you start at the heart of California's famous Central Valley.
VA Benefits
Paid Time Off:
- 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
- 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
- 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
- 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses
Insurance:
- Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
- Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
- VA employees have the option to use Flexible 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 plan
- Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
- Long-term care insurance is available as an option
Federal 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 a 401K-type plan
- How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
- Similar 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 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
- The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
- For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
- In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
- Disability Retirement
- Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service
Facility & Address
Stockton VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
- 7777 Freedom Rd Stockton CA 95231
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