Physician (Primary Care)- Chief of Community Care

Veterans Health Administration•Miami, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Miami VA Healthcare System (Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center) Primary Care Service is seeking a dynamic physician to serve as Physician Chief of Community Care based in Miami, FL. This leadership role serves as Service Chief for the Community Care Service, Virtual Care, and the Blind Rehab Service.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
Demonstrated experience in the operational and administrative management of outpatient clinics or healthcare facilities.

Responsibilities

Directs quality, consistent, and timely clinical review and coordination of community care delivered to Veterans through the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and Community Care Network (CCN), ensuring continuity between community providers and facility clinical services.
Oversees operational clinical programs, policies, and standards for Community Care delivery, including consult management, utilization review, clinical documentation, and eligibility-determination processes consistent with IVC and VHA requirements.
Enhances Veteran access to timely care by streamlining consult forwarding under the VHA One Consult process, coordinating inpatient transfers from community hospitals, and integrating community care with facility services and Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT).
Applies federal regulations and VA clinical criteria to make community care eligibility determinations, completes Clinical Review Summaries timely, and minimizes reversals on appeal review opinions by the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA).
Leads patient safety in community care transitions, maintaining accountability for safe transfer and discharge of Veterans between community facilities and the medical center.
Serves as the physician clinical expert and consultant to Community Care nurses, allied health staff, and physicians across other services, modeling sound clinical judgment on consults, claims, and appeals.
Enforces medical center policies, Community Care program procedures, and medical staff bylaws across the service.
Develops internal review systems to ensure compliance with IVC standards, VHA directives (including consult management requirements), federal community care regulations, and accrediting bodies.
Integrates Community Care operations with medical center priorities, VISN 8, national VHA/IVC initiatives, and community provider partners.
Leads workflows that improve consult and claims timeliness, authorization turnaround, cost-effectiveness, and resolution of community care access barriers.
Serves as the facility physician point of contact for clinical coordination with CCN/VCCP community providers, promoting effective relationships, clear clinical expectations, and adherence to VA standards of care.
Directs labor-management relations, EEO, merit promotion, and employee career development within Community Care.
Completes annual proficiency evaluations for subordinate supervisors, nurse managers, and direct reports using established performance metrics.
Drives Joint Commission and VA performance improvement requirements related to community care, engaging and educating staff on consult, documentation, and timeliness standards.
Manages educational programming for Community Care staff and contributes to clinical training on community care regulations, utilization management, and care-coordination practices.

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)
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 (must be full-time with board certification)
Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
No Physician Employment Contract
No significant restriction on moonlighting