Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders Physician opportunity to serve Veterans in beautiful Aurora, CO

Join Our World-Class Team at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Spinal Cord Injury & Disorders Center!

Our Mission:
The SCI/D Center at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center is dedicated to providing excellent, life-long care for our nation’s Veterans. Through evidence-based practice and compassionate, holistic support, we empower Veterans to optimize their recovery, independence, and participation in life.

Position Highlights:

• Practice in a truly interdisciplinary team featuring Physiatrists, PTs, OTs, speech therapists, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists and dietitians—all working together for holistic-centered care.
• Enjoy teaching residents and fellows with the opportunity for an academic appointment at the University of Colorado
• State-of-the-art SCI/D Center with inpatient and outpatient resources serving a diverse and inspiring Veteran population
• Competitive salary, regular increases and performance bonus opportunity
• Recruitment Incentive opportunity!

Why You’ll Love VA Federal Service:

• Unmatched Work-Life Balance: Enjoy up to 26 days of paid annual leave, 13 paid sick days, and 11 paid federal holidays each year—spend more time doing what you love!
• Comprehensive Retirement Plan: Secure your future with a three-tiered system—Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) pension, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) with up to 5% agency match, and Social Security participation
• Top-tier Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for you and eligible family members; malpractice coverage included
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility—get help repaying your eligible student loans up to $200K.

Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree
• BE/BC American Board of PM&R,  Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or District of Columbia.
• Preferred experience or training in Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder 

Discover Life in Aurora, Colorado:
Enjoy abundant sunshine, beautiful parks, and easy access to outdoor recreation in a vibrant, welcoming city. Aurora offers top-rated schools, diverse dining, and a warm community just minutes from downtown Denver and the Rocky Mountains.

Ready to serve those who have served America?

For more information or to be considered, please send your CV to Candace Fitzgerald, CPRP.

The NEW Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center is a welcomed step forward in meeting the increased health care needs of today's Veteran population. This new facility replaces the Denver facility of 670,000 square feet with a new state of the art campus of approximately 1.2 million square feet on 31 acres, providing many new services to Veterans.The new Aurora, Colorado location is ideally located on the southeast corner of the former Fitzsimons Army Base just off Interstate 225, immediately west of RTD's light rail station and neighboring Children's Hospital and the University of Colorado Anschutz Health Care Campus. 

Leading edge technology is designed into every aspect of the new campus, bringing Veterans high quality health care well into the 21st century. Guiding principles for the new campus include patient safety, improving the Veteran's health care experience, promoting the family's role in care delivery, and protecting our environment through green design.

The VA and the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center exemplify President Lincoln's promise "to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

We are particularly honored and committed to serving Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Region Veterans. The VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System's specialized personal care epitomizes excellence in health care. Through a unique combination of medical center-based and local community-focused medicine, we bring innovative and leading-edge care to Veterans throughout the region.  Last year, the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System supported 1,033,000 outpatient health care visits.

Click HERE to see a virtual tour video of the NEW RMRVAMC!

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

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The U.S. Mint, built in 1906, established Denver as a banking and financial center.

In the years following World War II, Denver mushroomed to become the largest city between the Great Plains and the Pacific Coast, with almost 600,000 residents within the city limits and over three million in the metropolitan area. It remains a growing city, with a booming downtown and suburbs. Denver is noted for its tree-lined boulevards, 200 city parks that cover more than 20,000 acres, and architecture ranging from Victorian to postmodern.