Physician - Geriatrician CLC Medical Director

Veterans Health Administration•Buffalo, NY

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The VA Western New York Healthcare System is hiring a full-time geriatrician to work in its Community Living Center (CLC) as part of the Geriatrics & Extended Care line. The physician will provide Veteran-centered care in a fast-paced, quality-driven, interdisciplinary environment. The role includes direct patient care and attending oversight, with potential responsibility for serving as Medical Director of the Community Living Centers and providing clinical and administrative oversight of providers and ancillary staff. The position also includes collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, supervision and education of trainees and providers, quality monitoring, and a half-day-per-week clinic for geriatric assessments. Recruitment and relocation incentives are authorized. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The position requires a Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree, a current full and unrestricted U.S. medical license, completion of qualifying residency training, and board certification or board eligibility. Applicants must be U.S. citizens unless qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy, and must be proficient in spoken and written English. The role is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship, unless it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA policy.
Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an appropriately approved or accredited institution.
Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
Completion of qualifying residency training in an accredited core specialty program leading to eligibility for board certification, or an accepted alternative training and independent-practice pathway described in the announcement.
Board certified or board eligible.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Successful completion of required background/security investigation, pre-employment physical evaluation, and onboarding requirements.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
Ability to meet applicable VA physical requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and/or attending oversight, including admission history and physicals, progress notes, transfer notes, continuing provider review notes, and communication with Veteran families.
Coordinate patient care with other members of the Geriatrics & Extended Care line and participate in scheduled clinical and administrative meetings.
Potentially serve as Medical Director of the Community Living Centers, providing overall clinical and administrative oversight of assigned providers and ancillary staff.
Participate in interdisciplinary care-planning meetings focused on patients in residential settings or their homes.
Supervise or collaborate with geriatric mid-level providers.
Provide clinical oversight and participate in peer review of other geriatric providers through periodic chart reviews.
Supervise, educate, and evaluate internal medicine residents, medical students, and fellows in the Community Living Centers and Home Based Primary Care settings.
Monitor CLC quality and performance measures for compliance with federal statutes, VA directives and policies, Joint Commission standards, Ascellon Surveys, performance measures, and other VA regulations.
Collaborate with rehabilitation, nursing, social work, recreation therapy, pharmacy, chaplain service, Infection Control, and organizational leadership on employee in-service training and education.
Conduct geriatric assessments for Veterans in a half-day-per-week clinic.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to eligibility and approval, with an award of up to $200,000 over one to five years.
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.
Federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions.
Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many programs can be carried into retirement.
Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement for full-time physicians with board certification.
Free liability protection with tail coverage.
Recruitment/relocation incentive authorized.
No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.