Physician (Primary Chief Medical Officer)

Veterans Health Administration•Clearwater, FL

31d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the North Pinellas VA Clinic in Clearwater, Florida. The Physician CMO is to direct, coordinate, and supervise clinical and programmatic efforts for the delivery of Primary Care in the CWBY Bay Pines VAMC and its community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs). The overall responsibilities of the CMO of Primary Care include the independent clinical evaluation of veterans through their panel of patients, including prevention and patient self-management. Comprehensive primary care will be provided to Veterans, with responsibility for referral to management of clinical concerns found during patient evaluations. The CMO will collaborate with clinical and administrative support to provide timely, quality, coordinated care, functioning as a member of a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The role involves supervising and/or collaborating with assigned physicians and NP/PAs, providing leadership in the operations of the Bay Pines VAMC, including staff training, education, scheduling, and coordination of care. The CMO will review, track, and evaluate quality improvement initiatives related to Primary Care Operations, and develop/review protocols, order sets, clinical reminders, and note templates. The position directly supervises providers in Primary Care and coordinates the education of clinical staff in the theory, practice, and implementation of comprehensive health care for veterans across all primary care sites. The CMO is responsible for self-development and maintaining current knowledge of trends in clinical care. Coordination and participation in clinical research programs may also be required, and the CMO may supervise residents, medical students, or mid-levels in training.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements.
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
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: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed; OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States; OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
Board eligibility, 3-year approved ACGME or equivalent residency preferred.
Significant clinical experience in primary care or equivalent clinical background.

Responsibilities

Direct, coordinate, and supervise clinical and programmatic efforts for the delivery of Primary Care.
Provide independent clinical evaluation of veterans through their panel of patients, including prevention and patient self-management.
Provide comprehensive primary care to Veterans.
Manage clinical concerns found during patient evaluations.
Collaborate with clinical and administrative support to provide timely, quality, coordinated care.
Function as a member of a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT).
Collaborate with other health care resources to ensure continuity of care.
Act as supervising and/or collaborating physician to assigned physicians and NP/PAs.
Provide leadership in the operations of the Bay Pines VAMC, including staff training, education, scheduling, and coordination of care.
Review, track, and evaluate quality improvement initiatives related to Primary Care Operations.
Develop and/or review protocols, order sets, clinical reminders, and note templates.
Serve as a member of the Process & Implementation team.
Directly supervise providers in Primary Care.
Coordinate education of clinical staff in the theory, practice, and implementation of comprehensive health care for veterans.
Assure self-development responsibilities and maintain current knowledge of trends in clinical care.
Coordinate and participate in clinical research programs when appropriate.
Supervise residents, medical students, or mid-levels in training.

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
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Eligible for EDRP, up to $200,000