Physician- Associate Chief of Staff Integrated Clinical Services

Veterans Health Administration • Detroit, MI

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is seeking a transformative, visionary leader to serve as Associate Chief of Staff for Integrated Clinical Services (ACOS ICS), reporting directly to the Chief of Staff. The Integrated Clinical Services portfolio includes the Emergency Department, Neurology, Compensation and Pension, Pain services (including acupuncture), and Chiropractic care. The selected candidate is expected to practice within their medical specialty while leading clinical services and medical staff.

The ACOS ICS motivates, develops, and monitors medical staff working in multidisciplinary teams and service lines to achieve quality outcomes, optimize clinic capacity and resource use, improve efficiency, and meet performance measures. The role also fosters a supportive teaching environment and develops research programs. The VAMC is a major Wayne State University School of Medicine site for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, and its growing basic and clinical research program has more than $8 million in annual funding.

The VAMC is a state-of-the-art tertiary-care facility with 108 beds for medical, surgical, and psychiatric care, an 84-bed nursing home care unit, a 50-bed off-site Domiciliary, and three community-based outpatient clinics. More than 2,300 employees serve Veterans throughout southeastern Michigan. The facility is located in Detroit's cultural and medical center.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. citizen, subject to the stated VA policy exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Hold an M.D. or D.O. degree from an appropriately approved or accredited institution.
• Hold a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Have completed qualifying residency training in an accredited core specialty training program leading to board-certification eligibility, subject to the stated exceptions.
• Be board certified in the medical specialty.
• Be proficient in spoken and written English.
• Have demonstrated administrative and leadership experience; Service Chief or Department Chair experience is identified as ideal.
• Undergo required pre-employment screening, including a physical examination and, for selected applicants in testing-designated positions, urinalysis.
• Meet applicable background and security investigation, onboarding, identification, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
• Register with the Selective Service if subject to the requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Administrative and leadership experience as a Service Chief or Department Chair.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Integrated Clinical Services portfolio, including the Emergency Department, Neurology, Compensation and Pension, Pain services (including acupuncture), and Chiropractic care.
• Practice within the incumbent's medical specialty.
• Motivate, develop, and monitor medical staff in multidisciplinary teams and service lines.
• Support quality outcomes, optimize clinic capacity and resource utilization, and maximize efficiency to meet required performance measures.
• Foster a supportive teaching environment.
• Develop research programs.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and possible paid CME absence.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k), with VA contributions of up to 5%.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• Possible $1,000 annual CME reimbursement for full-time, board-certified physicians.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree