Physician - Service Chief Specialty Care

Department of Veterans Affairs•Cheyenne, WY

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About The Position

This is a full-time position at the Cheyenne VA Health Care System (VAMC) Station 442 - Medicine Service. The Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) Medicine Service is both a supervisor as well as direct patient care provider responsible for carrying out operations of the Medicine Service. Start, continue, or finish your career here | Cheyenne VA Health Care System(youtube.com) General Description: 50% administrative, 50% clinical (inpatient and/or outpatient) Demonstrate ability to appoint and/or build interdisciplinary team members with complimentary skills for maximum team effort/success. Supervise and evaluate the performance of Physicians, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, and Physician assistants who are assigned to the Service. Coaches staff in team building. Contributes to staff growth and development of effective teams and individuals in the team. Ensure physician staffing requirements for coverage of the Medicine Service are met. Ensure that providers possess the necessary skills appropriate to patient care in an Inpatient and/or Outpatient care setting, and Specialty Care setting. Ensure that all providers maintain continuing education and certifications, including Advanced Cardiac Life Support if required and Basic Cardiac Life Support. Responsible for completion of Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE), Focused Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE) for initial hires. Develops and implements appropriate policies, procedures, plans, and professional standards that guide and support Medicine Service operations. Responsible for the assessment of service line needs and takes the lead in the development of resource (staff, space, equipment) requests for Medicine Service. Serves as the responsible official for Medicine Service Equipment Inventory List (EIL), participates in completion of annual survey of inventory, and report of survey for any damaged, end of life cycle, or missing equipment. Oversight of Performance Improvement/Quality Assurance/Utilization Review and evaluation to ensure that the four dimensions of care are continuously evaluated and improved: Access. Quality of Care, Customer Service/Patient Satisfaction, and Utilization Management/Efficiency of Care. Research problems that impact the quality of care delivery. Ensure the ethical and competent practice of Medicine Service. Serve on important interdisciplinary boards and committees as appointed by the Chief of Staff. Support all existing safety and infection control practices relevant to this position. Contributes to and keeps abreast of new safety and ergonomic practices as they are developed Supervise the following services: Hospitalist, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Neurology, Nephrology, Hematology, Oncology, Cardiopulmonary, Extensivist, Infectious Disease Responsible for supervising, training and teaching students

Requirements

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Responsibilities

Appoint and/or build interdisciplinary team members
Supervise and evaluate the performance of medical staff
Coach staff in team building
Contribute to staff growth and development
Ensure physician staffing requirements are met
Ensure providers possess necessary skills
Ensure providers maintain continuing education and certifications
Complete Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE), Focused Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE)
Develop and implement policies, procedures, plans, and professional standards
Assess service line needs and lead in resource requests
Serve as responsible official for Medicine Service Equipment Inventory List (EIL)
Oversee Performance Improvement/Quality Assurance/Utilization Review
Research problems that impact the quality of care delivery
Ensure ethical and competent practice of Medicine Service
Serve on interdisciplinary boards and committees
Support safety and infection control practices
Keep abreast of new safety and ergonomic practices
Supervise Hospitalist, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Neurology, Nephrology, Hematology, Oncology, Cardiopulmonary, Extensivist, Infectious Disease services
Supervise, train and teach students

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates
EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact- [email protected] for questions/assistance.
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)
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