Physician (Assistant Chief, GEC/HBPC Director)

Department of Veterans Affairs • Asheville, NC

367d • $220,000 - $336,000

About The Position

The Assistant Chief, Geriatrics and Extended Care (G&EC)/Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Medical Director provides administrative and clinical oversight of G&EC services including Home Based Primary Care, Geri Pact Clinic, GEM/POSH, Community Living Center (CLC), Contract Nursing Home (CNH), and the Palliative Care and Hospice Program.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States.
• Completed residency training in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Chief of G&EC, the Chief Nurse of G&EC, the G&EC Administrative officer (AO) and the Medical Directors of the CLC and the Hospice and Palliative Care Programs to coordinate and support G&EC programs.
• Assist in the management of the day-to-day activities of the Clinical Services within the Geriatrics and Extended Care service, including the Geri Pact Clinic, GEM/POSH, Community Living Center, Palliative Care and Hospice Program and HBPC.
• Manage staff, as appropriate, direct patient care as delineated in the clinical privileges list for GEC providers.
• Manage and provide education for staff, patient and family members regarding illness and/or management of care.
• Resolve complaints from employees, Veterans, families, and others as they present.
• Oversee and provide resident and/or trainee supervision, as necessary and/or appropriate.
• Ensure timely response to consults sent to GEC by the appropriate staff.
• Support and work with GEC care teams consisting of staff physicians, residents, nurse practitioners, nurses, clerical staff, and other support staff.
• Participate in lean processes for the improvement of patient care services.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
• 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).
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance.
• Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees