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- Responsible for formulating educational programs for medical staff involvement in the Geri-PACT Program at the Memphis VA Medical Center. He/she is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of medical systems to deliver quality health care for the Geri-PACT patients, which includes performance improvement activities. The MD coordinates the educational and clinical experience of medical students, residents, and fellows assigned to the Geri-PACT Program. The incumbent must be eligible for a faculty appointment at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in order to teach trainees.
- The Geri-PACT MD will lead Geri-PACT team meetings (huddles) to discuss clinical and administrative issues, specific patient care problems and professional staff needs, offering solutions to problems and identifying areas where policy should be developed. He/she keeps the Geri-PACT team apprised of medical care advances and practice standards. The Geri-PACT MD will arrange physician coverage and communicates the plan of coverage to the Geri-PACT team. He/She joins other Geri-PACT physicians and providers in providing medical administrative support such as reviewing, approving and signing forms requiring physician signature for the Geri-PACT patients.
- The Medical Director for Geri-PACT, promotes standards of clinical competence and conduct for staff which are maintained through: compliance with credentialing and privileging processes, monitoring and evaluation of clinical practice, peer review, consideration of clinical performance matters in clinical privileging, and other appropriate performance improvement activities.
- Serves as Staff Physician with affiliated Geri-PACT programs including Memory Clinic and the Falls reduction clinic. This may include oversight of a physician extender in these sub-clinics.
- Provides comprehensive care for our veteran population such as diagnosis, care, and treatment of assigned patients. This includes timely completion of medical documentation.
- Management experience with strong administrative and interpersonal skills.
- Other duties assigned.
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Physician (Geri-PACT Clinical Medical Director) - Memphis, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs
Description
Summary
The Geri-PACT Medical Director manages the program staff physicians and mid-level providers. He/she is responsible for overall clinical supervision and management of patients in the Geri-PACT Program. He/she is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of medical systems to deliver quality health care for the Geri-PACT patients, which includes performance improvement activities.
Duties
This vacancy will remain open until filled.
Duties include but not limited to:
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be eligible for highly qualified applicants.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more.
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)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
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
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM
