Physician (FT) Associated Chief of Staff Geriatrics Extended Care - Home Base Palliative Care

Department of Veterans Affairs•Clarksburg, WV

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About The Position

The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital with 98 beds, located on a 16-acre site adjacent to the Veterans Memorial Park and the West Virginia State Nursing Home in the city of Clarksburg, West Virginia. The ACOS of GEC and HBPC Services must possess the knowledge to provide oversight and leadership to geriatric care, hospice & palliative care and home-based primary care to a diverse group of aging Veterans.

Responsibilities

Supervise and coordinate operations of the GEC and the HBPC program.
Has direct administrative supervision of the physicians and nurse practitioners in the program.
Ensures regular reports on workload, productivity, and performance.
Ensures recognition, awards and acknowledgment on all providers performing above and beyond the expectations.
Ensures Quality Improvement, Lean Processes of development, projects, and reports.
Supports and ensures the development and continuous medical education for all medical staff.
Participates on Morbidity and Mortality groups, with SAIL and Quality Service.
Maintain full clinical privilege as a member of the Medical Staff.
Arrange and communicate to appropriate staff the availability of staff physicians and coverage during non-administrative hours.
Represents the Medical Center at professional/program community group/events and committees.
Monitors and reports to facility and leadership the status of Quality Measures, with implementation of needed action plans regarding QM assigned to the Service and cooperative efforts to ensure the success of QM assigned to other facility services. Provide oversight for any needed corrective actions.
Help develop policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure adequate and comprehensive services and communicate these to the medical staff and other services as appropriate.
Coordinate use of resources, including space, supplies, and to some degree, staffing, in both direct patient care and support of health care delivery.
Serve as a member of the Medical Executive Council, attending meetings and helping assure adherence of providers and staff members to the bylaws, rules and regulations.
Ensure delivery of high quality of care for patients by working with appropriate VISN 05 and national committees. In addition, coordinate and promote service level Quality Improvement and Utilization Review and ensure that the primary focus is the provision of the highest quality of health care to the Veteran.
Ensure adequate medical record documentation, for staff organize in-service programs and encourage continuing medical education to staff.
Ensure adequate patient safety and care by reviewing incident report summaries and other performance improvement programs by helping and tracking needed changes.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
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 provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Contract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years). For additional information and eligibility requirements, contact the VHA Contract Buy Out Program Manager at [email protected].