Physician -Staff (Assistant Chief) Primary Care

Veterans Health Administration•Asheville, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Staff Physician (Assistant Chief), Primary Care Service, provides the primary clinical treatment to patients of the Medical Center. The Assistant Chief Primary Care service is responsible to the Chief of Primary Care. Work is also subject to Peer Review and Ongoing and Focused Periodic Performance Evaluation by the Medical Staff Executive Committee. Provides a full range of clinical services including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care in their specialty. Performs appropriate evaluation and management of patients. Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs in the Medical Center to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation, and management. Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences, and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care. Orders diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions. Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with Joint Commission, CARF, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, VISN standards, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory continuing education, and HIPPA policies. Specific tasks are itemized in each physician's Credentialing and Privileging package. Provides overall Management oversight to Primary Care Service and the associated clinical operations. Serves on multiple hospital committees. Responsible for performance appraisals and proficiencies of the assigned clinical staff.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
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.
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.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

Primary Care Physician with supervisory experience.
Participates on medical committee's while managing a panel of patients.
Provides diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation, and appropriate treatment decisions.
Collaborates patient care with multidisciplinary team members.

Responsibilities

Provides the primary clinical treatment to patients.
Practices medicine in accordance with professional training and experience and within the scope of medical center privileges.
Provides a full range of clinical services including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care in their specialty.
Performs appropriate evaluation and management of patients.
Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs in the Medical Center to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation, and management.
Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences.
Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
Orders diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with Joint Commission, CARF, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, VISN standards, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory continuing education, and HIPPA policies.
Provides overall Management oversight to Primary Care Service and the associated clinical operations.
Serves on multiple hospital committees.
Responsible for performance appraisals and proficiencies of the assigned clinical staff.

Benefits

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for Highly Qualified Applicants.
Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligible.
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) and 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 and no significant restriction on moonlighting.