Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician – Tucson VA Medical Center

Location: Tucson, Arizona
Salary Range: $320,000 – $350,000 annually + outstanding federal benefits
Schedule: Full-time, Monday – Friday, 8am – 4:30pm
Recruitment Incentive: Highly Competitive Sign-on Bonus!
Relocation: Available

Transform Your Career and Make a Lasting Impact

Join a dynamic, collaborative Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine team at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), serving America’s heroes while advancing your career at one of the nation's best-integrated health systems.

Why Choose Tucson VA?

- Exceptional Total Compensation

• Generous salary plus annual performance bonuses
• Unmatched paid time off: up to 55 days annually (26 vacation, 13 sick, 11 federal holidays, 5 CME)
• Robust federal retirement pension and 401(k) with up to 5% VA contributions
• Comprehensive federal health, life, vision, dental, and long-term care insurance

- Professional Stability & Growth

• Free liability protection with full tail coverage
• No restrictive employment contract: Enjoy moonlighting privileges
• Up to $1,000 annual CME reimbursement and possible 5-day CME leave
• Use your unrestricted license from any US state or territory

• - Prized Academic Partnership

  • Primary teaching affiliate: University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy
  • Faculty appointment opportunities—mentor the next generation of physicians, fellows, and residents

  - Research & Leadership

  • Leadership support for quality improvement and scholarly projects
  • Access to VA research time and resources for investigators

  - Leading-Edge Facility

  • Tertiary care center with specialty services: interventional cardiology, cardiac & neurosurgery, and more
  • Recipient of the VA’s Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Award
  • Facility growth: new state-of-the-art bed tower construction underway

  - Unmatched Lifestyle

  • Live in stunning Tucson: the premier city of the Southwest
  • 350+ days of sunshine, beautiful scenery, vibrant culture, affordable living
  • Vibrant arts, culinary and outdoor activities; home to top-rated schools and a major university

   

  Your Role

  • Deliver high-quality outpatient and inpatient Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, including Medical ICU coverage and specialty consults
  • Participate in Sleep Medicine (if interested/trained)
  • Teach medical students, residents, and fellows
  • Engage in clinical excellence, academic scholarship, and quality improvement

• Board certified/eligible in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• US Citizenship (non-citizen candidates with outstanding qualifications may be considered)
• Eligible for faculty appointments at University of Arizona
• Unrestricted US medical license (any state/territory)

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About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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