Physician (Primary Care) - Section Chief - Valdosta, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) is looking for a Board Certified Physician to serve as Primary Care Section Chief, at the Valdosta Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), in Valdosta, GA. The Primary Care Section Chief is responsible and accountable for all clinical, administrative, and performance improvement activities in the multi-specialty outpatient clinic.

Duties

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. Eligible applicants will be referred until all vacancies are filled.

The Primary Care Section Chief duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assures that each patient presenting for care at the clinic receives quality medical care within the limits and resources of the clinic, obtaining referral to another VA facility if resources are not available.
• Directs and supervises the clinical activities of the physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and health technicians. The Section Chief may also have input on the performance of others such as social workers, and nutritionists.
• Participates in direct patient care and serves as a role model for peers. Consideration is given to the age of the patient as it relates to the ability to understand directions and provides objective self-assessment or any other medical milieu appropriate to the overall treatment plan.
• Ensures that staffing, space, equipment, and materials, systems and support services are utilized appropriately to meet the needs of the patients served in the outpatient clinic.
• Ensures that patients receive care in a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Works cooperatively with the Gainesville VAMC and other multi-specialty outpatient clinics, and community-based outpatient clinics of NF/SGVHS in coordinating care and arranging admissions of patients to their facilities, as well as acting as a conduit for interdisciplinary communication.
• Is responsible for enforcement of applicable medical center and outpatient clinic policies, rules and regulations, and medical staff bylaws.
• Is responsible for meeting the performance improvement requirements of both the Joint Commission and the Department of Veterans Affairs, encompassing the information in the outpatient clinic, and for directing, educating, and involving all staff in these areas in the performance improvement process.
• Completes annual proficiency evaluations of physicians, PAs, APNs, and Nurse Managers, and incorporates provider specific performance improvement data in these appraisals.
• Participates in the following NF/SGVHS committees: Primary Care and Outpatient Clinics Leadership Council, Primary Care - Mental Health Access Meeting, and others as appropriate. Represents the clinic on these committees, promoting the integration of the multi-specialty clinics, community-based outpatient clinics, and hospital services.
• Administers and enforces all leave policies for the individuals supervised. Utilizes workload statistics and other data to ensure optimum availability of staff to meet patient needs.
• Responsible for the oversight of all educational programs in the clinic and participates in the educational programs for primary care.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

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; 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Eligible *See "Additional Information" section below for more details.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required