Amazing Urology Opportunity in beautiful Gainesville, Florida!

The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System is recruiting for a General Urologist in Gainesville, Florida. We are one of the nation’s largest VA systems. Residents of Florida do not pay personal state income tax. Florida has great beaches, universities, and amusement sites. Gainesville offers an excellent standard of living with very affordable housing, great schools, a broad job market, and a diversity of culture. Why visit the sunshine state for vacation when you can live here? 

DUTIES

The Urology section of North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System is seeking a board-eligible or board-certified Urologist to join the practice at the Gainesville Veterans Hospital. Adjunct faculty positions at the University of Florida are also expected. We are looking for individuals with broad experience in all aspects of clinical and operative urology. 

- Clinic – Seeing a variety of disease processes, including workup and management. This may also include minor procedures.
- Operating Room – We are a heavy operating service. We have OR’s in Gainesville as well as an outpatient surgery center in Lake City. We have an expanding robotics program with a new Davinci Xi dual console robot. We have the ability to handle all levels of operative complexity.
- Teaching – You will be expected to serve as a mentor and teacher for urology residents in an accredited urology program as we always have a PGY 2    and PGY 5 resident on service. The opportunity exists but is not expected to participate in lectures, research and other hands-on teaching activities      with the urology residents.
- Research – Ample opportunity exists but is not expected.
- Call - Typically split between the VA and University faculty. Call is taken in 1 week increments and usually amounts to 1 call period every 8–10 weeks.
- Supervision – We have 7 mid-level providers (ARNP’s and PA’s) therefore supervision of their duties is required.
Tour of Duty: Full-Time; Mon-Fri; 7:30am-4:00pm

Gainesville is a clean, comfortable, mid-sized community in north central Florida and is the county seat and largest city in Alachua County. It is home to the University of Florida, the nation’s fifth-largest public university campus by enrollment (2017-2018 academic year), as well as Santa Fe College. Expect to enjoy outstanding cultural and recreational amenities, family attractions, excellent schools, a moderate climate and favorable cost of living (no state income tax).

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 paid Federal holidays per year
• 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 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• 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