Physician - Surgery Specialty Care Integrated Clinical Community Director

United States Department of Veterans Affairs • Saint Cloud, MN

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About The Position

The St. Cloud VA Health Care System is looking to fill their Physician - Surgery Specialty Care (SSC) Integrated Clinical Community (ICC) Director position - located within the Surgery Specialty Care service line - in St. Cloud - MN. The incumbent must have strong managerial and organizational skills as well as extensive clinical knowledge in the area of surgery.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree from an approved school.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States.
• Completed residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Board Certified in Surgery.

Nice To Haves

• Strong Leadership Skills.
• Strong Communication.
• Ability to Build Coalitions.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and management for the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) and Surgical Service (General Surgery, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Urology, ENT).
• Ensures the delivery of high-quality surgical care to Veterans.
• Provides leadership and oversight to ensure effective management of the Facility Surgical Work Group (FSWG) activities.
• Serves as a member of relevant committees and workgroups, representing the surgical service and contributing to facility-wide initiatives.
• Oversees and responds to issues, concerns, and deficiencies in clinical outcomes, surgical standards of care, and coordination of surgical care.
• Facilitates and participates in VA medical facility surgical mortality and morbidity review conferences.
• Collaborates with the facility surgical quality nurse to ensure the validity of surgical data entered into the VistA Surgery Package.
• Coordinates ongoing functions of the facility surgical quality nurse, including timely VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) data submission.
• Assists in the assessment and management of all faculty, students, residents, and staff in the SSC ICC.
• Provides oversight of all items relating to Employee Relations/Labor Relations, Equal Employment Opportunity, patient advocate issues, and Joint Patient Safety reports.
• Provides guidance and clinical supervision for the nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, and health technicians assigned to Surgery and Specialty Care.
• Monitors and evaluates the performance of surgical staff, promoting professional development and ensuring compliance with VA regulations and standards.
• Assists in the development, implementation, and expansion of programs in the SSC/ASC.
• Oversees the SSC ICC budget.
• Participates in various facility programs designed to enhance and improve the delivery of patient care services.
• Exhibits leadership in initiating change in patient care programs based on current concepts and findings from evidence-based research.
• Keeps informed of developments in the management treatment of diseases and illness through continuing medical education.
• Consistently communicates and treats customers in a courteous and tactful manner.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.
• Actively participates in external review bodies such as Joint Commission and Office of Inspector General.

Benefits

• VHA Physician Total Rewards Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates only.
• Competitive salary with annual performance bonus and 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, 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.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0800-1630.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree