Summary

The Medicine Service at the Salisbury VA Healthcare system (SVAHCS), Salisbury NC is seeking a dynamic Physician Leader with Internal Medicine (or subspecialty) training to function as the Deputy Chief of Medicine. The service is one of the largest programs among Complexity 1b VHA facilities offering specialty care at three separate locations and employs over 100 specialists. The service has robust clinical, teaching and research activities with strong affiliation with Wake Forest University.

Duties

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1. With the ACOS, the ACOM is responsible for the quality of patient care including access, efficiency, effectiveness, and appropriateness of care and treatment rendered by all Medical Service providers.

2. Demonstrates leadership in interpreting and supporting VACO, VISN, and local station mission, vision, and values, while operating in accordance with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policies, facility and VISN policies, and standards of federal professional and accrediting agencies external to VHA.

3. With the ACOS, the ACOM is responsible for continuous maintenance, assessment, and improvement of the quality of care and services provided by all Medical Service staff.

4. As an alternate representative of the ACOS, the ACOM may report to the Professional Standards Board recommendations concerning classification, appointment, and delineation of clinical privileges for:

• All Medical Staff providers.
• Providers requesting privileges in Medical Service.

5. With the ACOS, the ACOM ensures continuing competence of Medical Service providers with clinical privileges by:

• Performing Focused and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations for providers with clinical privileges in Medical Service.
• Reporting these evaluations to the Professional Standards Board.

6. With the ACOS, the ACOM will participate in recruitment, interview, selection, hiring and orientation of new providers on the Medical Service.

7. With the ACOS, the ACOM may be tasked to assist with Employee Relation/Labor Relation issues. The ACOM may need to interact with AFGE representatives in pre-decisional matters.

8. Provides independent advice and recommendations to ACOS regarding new, innovative, or needed patient care services to assure the goals of best practices and excellence throughout the spectrum of services delivered by the Medical Service.

9. Along with the Service Chief, provides direction and support to Medical Service staff regarding equipment technology, policies and procedures employed by the Salisbury VA Healthcare System; ensures that all requirements of regulatory agencies such as the Joint Commission are met.

10. When requested by the ACOS, interacts with staff to resolve interpersonal disputes.

11. When requested, or in the absence of the ACOS provides coverage for the full range of responsibilities of the ACOS.

• May chair Medical Service meetings or attend other committee meetings when requested as alternate for the ACOS and will advise Medical Service staff of the recommendations and implications of committee actions as they relate to the Medical Service and the larger facility and VISN goals.

12. Assists with the teaching, education, and research programs of Medical Service.

13. Assists the ACOS to implement the policies of the Medical Center Bylaws, and Rules and Regulations.

14. Assists in the preparation of reports pertaining to Medical Service as required by VA regulations, station policy, and Clinical Executive Board recommendations.

15. Serves on hospital committees and task forces, both standing and ad hoc, as requested.

16. Performs mortality reviews and participates in monthly Opportunities for Improvement conferences.

17. Performs peer reviews and participates in Peer Review Committee.

18. Functions as a medical officer and serve as attending physician for patient care within the scope of privileges granted. Takes call within the scope of privileges granted.

19. Participates in weekly Department of Medicine Administrative Team meetings, bi weekly section chiefs meeting and monthly meetings with HCC leadership teams with the Chief of Medicine.

20. Provides accurate, concise, timely documentation of care in the electronic medical record (Computerized Patient Record System -CPRS) on each patient care occurrence.

21. Attends other committees (i.e., surgical M&M) as the ACOS Representative as requested by the ACOS.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage providedContract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

Requirements

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Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are:
  
  • (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed; OR
  • (2) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States; OR
  • (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
  • Exceptions:
    
    • Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
    • In rare and unusual circumstances, the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer, who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience, accomplishments, performance, and qualifications warrant such action.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Experience:

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.

Education

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:

1. Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
2. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted.
3. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.

NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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