Join Our Team: Seeking a Passionate Otolaryngologist at the Kernersville Healthcare Center!

Join Our Team: Seeking a Passionate Otolaryngologist at the Kernersville Healthcare Center!

Join the W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC, as a full-time Otolaryngologist for our Kernersville Health Care Center location. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of dedicated professionals under the guidance of the ACOS of Surgery. Apply now to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our veterans!

Duties Include:

As an Otolaryngologist at the W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center:

• Leadership & Accountability: Work under the ACOS of Surgery, maintaining comprehensive surgical and clinical services.
• Team Collaboration: Integrate with an interdisciplinary staff, including physicians, extenders, technicians, and administrative personnel.
• Clinical Responsibilities: Deliver compassionate, effective patient care, including health promotion, disease treatment, and end-of-life care.
• Documentation & Maintenance: Manage open encounters, consult maintenance, and required documentation as per CPRS.
• Quality & Safety Oversight: Participate in clinic productivity, quality measures, patient safety, and process improvements.
• Professional Development: Engage in continuous learning, ethical practice, and sensitivity to diversity.
• Communication Skills: Foster professional relationships with patients, families, and health care team members.
• Educational Role: Contribute to teaching, oversee educational activities, and supervise trainees.
• Research Contribution: Plan and conduct research programs, generating reports and publications based on findings.

Benefits Include:

The VA offers all employees' industry leading full benefits and features-package to support high quality professional practice & a favorable work-life-family balance. The VA package includes:

• Competitive Salary Range: $350,000-$400,000.
• 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)
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• Benefits Include: Dental, Medical, Life Insurance, Pension, Thrift Savings Plan (401K) with 5% match, Survivor Benefits etc.
• Continuing education: Up to $2,5000 annually
• Service without strings: No employment contracts, non-compete clauses, restrictive covenants, or other significant restrictions on outside work.
• Work Schedule: 800-4:30 Part Time
• Work Site: Kernersville Healthcare Center

Requirements:

U.S. Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is impossible to recruit qualified citizens, in accordance with VA Policy.

Education: A Doctor of Medicine degree or an equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine is required.

Licensure: Candidates must possess a current, complete, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state, territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.

Residency: Completion of a residency program in an accredited core specialty

Board Certification: Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in Otolaryngology.

Preferred Experience: Current American Board of Otolaryngology certification or eligibility requirements

Interested candidates should email their current CV to Annie Luckey, VA Physician Provider Recruiter @ annie.luckey@va.gov

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