Job Description
About the job Nephrologist
Nephrology Physician
Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center - Huntington West Virginia This Position Is Contingent Upon Contract Availability Work Location Department of Veterans Affairs
Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center
Nephrology Services
1540 Spring Valley Drive
Huntington, WV 25704
Cabell County, West Virginia
On-site clinical services
Citizenship / Access Requirements: Must satisfy all VA suitability, credentialing, privileging, onboarding, identity-verification, training, and facility-access requirements applicable to the position.
Security Requirements: No classified clearance level is stated. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of VA background, suitability, PIV, privacy, security, credentialing, and system-access requirements.
Number of FTEs: 1.0 FTE, with no more than one provider on-site daily.
Type of Employment: Full-Time.
Estimated Total Compensation: $137.85 per hour.
Working Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, excluding federal holidays, plus required evening, weekend, and holiday on-call coverage. On-call response requirements include a 15-minute telephone response and a 60-minute on-site callback response.
Work Arrangement: Clinical services are on-site at the Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center. Off-site telephone consultation occurs during on-call periods, with on-site callback when required.
Period of Performance: November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2031, if all option periods are exercised, with a possible extension of up to six months.
Summary of Services The Nephrology Physician will provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient nephrology services at the Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center. The role includes direct patient care, dialysis oversight, consultation, procedures within granted privileges, documentation, quality activities, and on-call coverage.
Mandatory Qualifications Must possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia.
Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Nephrology through the American Board of Internal Medicine or American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine.
Must maintain current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification and all other certifications required for granted privileges.
Must maintain an active Drug Enforcement Administration registration and National Provider Identifier.
Must successfully complete VA credentialing and privileging before providing patient care.
Must demonstrate technical proficiency, professional competence, and English-language fluency appropriate for the assignment.
Must satisfy VA occupational-health, mandatory-training, privacy, information-security, and background requirements.
Must be able to provide the required on-site and on-call coverage throughout the period of performance.
Duties and Responsibilities Provide inpatient and outpatient nephrology evaluation, consultation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.
Evaluate and manage acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease, electrolyte and fluid disorders, hypertension, and nephrolithiasis.
Provide oversight and management of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and other kidney replacement therapies.
Evaluate and manage kidney transplant patients and patients with poisonings or intoxications involving renal care.
Perform procedures within granted privileges, which may include dialysis catheter placement and kidney biopsy.
Provide timely consultations and coordinate care with VA physicians, nurses, dialysis personnel, and other clinical services.
Complete accurate, timely medical-record documentation, orders, reports, and discharge instructions.
Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, dialysis, and follow-up care.
Participate in quality-management, patient-safety, peer-review, committee, and medical-staff activities as required.
Attend required meetings, orientations, training sessions, and clinical conferences.
Provide scheduled weeknight, weekend, and holiday on-call coverage and respond within required timeframes.
Follow all VA clinical, privacy, information-security, infection-control, safety, and workplace requirements.
Maintain all licenses, certifications, registrations, credentials, and privileges required for performance.
Required Candidate Submission Documents Current curriculum vitae or resume documenting relevant nephrology education, training, and experience.
Copies of medical license, board-certification or board-eligibility documentation, BLS certification, DEA registration, NPI information, and other requested credentials.
Any credentialing, privileging, malpractice-history, occupational-health, security, and onboarding documents requested by Fidelity Partners or the Government/client.
About Us Fidelity Partners is an Inc. 5000 USA company that provides medical, technical, logistical, and administrative services to the federal government and commercial clients across the country. Fidelity offers competitive salaries and benefits packages.
Qualified applicants are encouraged to learn more about us at call us at (210) 822-4005, or visit our careers page to join our team.
Fidelity Partners provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other status protected in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws (EOE).
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Full time, Contract work, Local area, Monday to Friday, Weekend work, Afternoon shift