An Internal Medicine Physician at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System provides comprehensive, high-quality medical care to Veterans, serving as the attending physician in a busy, tertiary-level teaching hospital. This role includes managing inpatient and outpatient care, participating in innovative Veteran-focused health programs, and working closely with interdisciplinary teams. The position supports a wide range of specialized medical and mental health services, contributing to education and training of future healthcare professionals.
The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) is seeking a full-time Nocturnist Internal Medicine Physician to provide quality service in our progressive, innovative health care system for our Veteran hospital population. The physician will participate as the attending physician.
Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS)
The Tucson VA Medical Center is a 295-bed hospital that provides training, primary care, and sub-specialty health care in numerous medical areas for eligible Veterans. It is the "Flagship" for the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), which serves over 170,000 veterans located in eight counties in Southern Arizona comprised of the medical center in Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Casa Grande, Green Valley, Safford, Sierra Vista, Yuma, Northwest, and Southeast Tucson.
It also is a Joint Commission-accredited, level 1a complexity teaching hospital, providing tertiary-level care. The SAVAHCS offers a beautiful 150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental health services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient psychiatry/substance use acute treatment unit, a 25-bed mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program for substance use disorders (SUD) and PTSD treatment, intensive outpatient programs for SUD and PTSD, homeless programs, and more. The SAVAHCS operates a 24-hour emergency department and is the host site for various regional referral centers of excellence including the Polytrauma Network Site, the Southwest Blind Rehabilitation Center, and the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MHRRTP). The SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Annually nearly 1,000 physician and associated health trainees participate in health care training programs at the SAVAHCS.
Keywords:Internal Medicine, Nocturnist, Veterans Health Care, Hospital Medicine, Patient Care, Tertiary Care, Inpatient Services, Mental Health, Medical Education, Healthcare Systems