Physician Assistant (Associate Chief of Staff, Primary Care)

Veterans Health Administration•Salt Lake City, UT

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) Primary care ensures the continuation of comprehensive health care for veteran patients. The scope of care is responsible for Primary Care services, but must also provide indirect oversight for all medical, surgical, and ancillary services provided at this facility. Includes direct supervision of clinical operations to include all Primary Care providers in support of assigned location in the SLCVA Primary Care.

Requirements

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply.
Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
Physician Assistant Basic Requirements
Master's degree in any discipline or a bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a Physician Assistant
Successfully passed the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) (or are you in the process to taking the exam)
Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.

Nice To Haves

Must have at least 2 years of Primary Care experience and demonstrated leadership skills.
Advanced knowledge and ability to direct complex administrative management systems, and a working knowledge and understanding of general clinical systems as they relate to patient care.

Responsibilities

Medical significance, interpretation, and correlation of patient testing data.
Anatomic Pathology - able to interpret and explain anatomic pathology results as appropriate.
Consultations - Able to provide consultations for patients, instructing providers as appropriate.
Medical Staff Privileges - As applicable, serve as an active member of the medical staff for those facilities served.
Standards of Performance - Define, implement, and monitor standards of performance in quality control, quality improvement, and cost-effectiveness of the Primary Care Service as appropriate or at the direction of medical director or designee.
Quality Improvement Responsibilities - Assume responsibility for implementation of the quality improvement plan.
Personnel - Ensure that there are sufficient qualified personnel with adequate documented training and experience to meet the needs of the Primary Care service.
Strategic Planning - Perform planning for setting goals and developing and allocating resources appropriate to the medical environment.
Educational Responsibilities -Participate in educational programs of the institution.
Safety - Implement a safe clinical environment in compliance with good practice and applicable regulations.
Procedures- additional procedures to include Women's Health, Routine Primary Care Dermatology or Orthopedic Procedures outside of normal scope of practice and approved through the Medical Staff Executive Board and other applicable committees
Monitors and implements plans to improve clinical measures in Primary Care
Directly supervises Primary Care providers.
Supervisory duties to include conducting proficiencies, chart reviews, writing scopes of practice, and corrective action as needed.
Educates staff on PACT principles and works to improve clinic efficiency.
Serves on committees representing the Primary Care Service Line.
Responds to action items and patient concerns in a timely manner in proper format.

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 (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
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