- Delivering the best possible care to our Veteran patients. This care must be delivered in accordance with hospital policy and meet community standards and pertains to outpatients as well as inpatients.
- Supervises all operational aspects of the Section Plastic Surgery, including establishment of the highest clinical care standards, operations, and quality
- Develops strong, collegial working relationships with other leaders within the medical center (both clinical and administrative), and with other section heads within the Department of Surgery and other service Chiefs/section heads. Working with these individuals and the members of the Department of Surgery, the Plastic Surgery Chief will develop a vision and strategic plan for the Section of Plastic Surgery.
- Responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of systems redesigns projects, quality improvements and assurance programs of inpatient services
- The Plastic Surgery Chief will champion initiatives designed to improve overall quality using evidence-based medicine and peer review.
- Primary responsibility for supervising other Plastic Surgeons in the Section, and to ensure that they are performing to the highest standards of clinical care excellence, time efficiency, professional and ethical behavior.
- Actively participate in clinical review process such as tort claims, peer reviews, management reviews and administrative activities, as directed by the Chief of Surgery and/or Chief of Staff.
- Ensures that on-call physician coverage to meet patient care responsibilities is in place 24/7 and is expected to organize and/or oversee on-call schedules, which should be configured monthly (or at least semi-annually) and broadly disseminated to all departments (clinical and administrative) within the medical center. She or he also participates in the shared rotation of night and weekend on-call coverage.
- Participates in and/or manages all aspects of a general plastic surgery program to include clinical, administrative, and academic components.
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Physician- Chief of Plastic Surgery - Albany, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs
Description
Summary
The Chief of Plastic Surgery is responsible for overseeing staff in the Plastic Surgery section who provide a broad range of interventions to Veterans with complex disease and comorbidities, within a patient centric model. The incumbent will oversee, define and establish the direction of the inpatient and outpatient hospital programs, including quality improvement opportunities. S/he ensures that best clinical practices are used in conformity with accepted VHA Hospital Medicine directives.
Duties
The successful candidate follows established, acceptable, clinical practice guidelines, remains current in scientific medical advancements and state of the art medical practices. The incumbent follows appropriate ethical principles, policies and protocols defined by the organization. It is the responsibility of the Chief for Plastic Surgery to oversee, define and establish the direction of the inpatient and outpatient hospital programs, including quality improvement opportunities. S/he ensures that best clinical practices are used in conformity with accepted VHA Hospital Medicine directives. The Plastic Surgery Chief oversees the educational instruction of Albany Medical College residents and students assigned to rotations at the VA, ensuring that a robust educational curriculum is followed to meet the educational needs of the post-graduate training program, working in close collaboration with the Surgery Residency program Director.
Duties include but not limited to:
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8am - 4:30pm
