The Veterans Integrated System Network (VISN) Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) Director is a VISN based leadership position located in VISN 5. The VISN CRH Director is under the general supervision of the VISN Chief Medical Officer (CMO). This position is responsible for the leadership, management, and operations of the VISN level CRH.

Duties

Duty station is telework eligible within 50 mile commuting distance of any VISN 5 station (Linthicum, Baltimore, Perry Point, DC VAMC, Martinsburg, Beckley, Huntington, Clarksburg). You must currently live in one of the locality areas. CRH is a repository of clinical and administrative staff that serve all VA facilities within a VISN. Staff within a CRH are expected to provide inter-professional services to facilities that are underserved or experiencing gaps in clinical services due to the inability to match provider supply with demand. Services provided by CRH staff are conducted via multiple modalities, including telehealth and in-person care. The VISN CRH Director is responsible to ensure CRH services are completed at the highest standard and in alignment with national CRH standards. The VISN CRH Director will coordinate with various VISN and VA Central Offices and ensure that regulatory and quality standards are implemented across the VISN. The individual will ensure that all CRH services are utilized appropriately and follow specific CRH and telehealth, and other pertinent program office policies and procedures. It is recognized that a significant portion of services within CRHs will be completed virtually across different facilities; therefore, the VISN CRH Director will be expected to assist all VISN facilities by managing these complex actions and advocating with appropriate agencies to increase the efficiency of these services. The VISN CRH Director is required to exercise a high level of organizational skill, independent judgment, problem-solving ability, and content expertise in program development and implementation. The position requires the ability communicate effectively with field staff and VISN, CRH, and VA Central Office leadership on a variety of clinical and administrative strategic priorities. The position requires travel for purposes including, but not limited to: VISN and facility VISN CRH Director leadership training, implementation of CRH services at CRH Spoke sites and other as appropriate. The incumbent reports to the VISN 5 Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and serves as a key resource to the Network Director and CMO as part of the VISN leadership team. The incumbent independently plans and carries out assignments, makes day-to-day decisions using own initiative to determine priorities and tasks based on guidance from VA Central Office, VISN Senior Management, Facility leadership, and needs and quality assessments of the clinical programs. The CMO relies on the incumbent to take independent and original action in solving problems as they arise. Supervisory controls are quite general and usually deal with matters related to polices and interfacility coordination. The employee keeps the supervisor informed of project progress and any issues or potentially controversial matters. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Work Schedule: M-F 8-4:30 Telework schedules: may be available Virtual work schedules: Not authorized FLSA: exempt BU Status: Non-BU Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized for highly qualified applicants Relocation Expenses: Not authorized for highly qualified applicants Financial Disclosure Report: NOT required Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expenses: will NOT be paid PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized 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 Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years' vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA. For More Information on Benefits: https://www.vacareers.va.gov/Benefits/EmploymentBenefits Functional Statement 000000 Competitive Federal benefits: Job security- Stability Career advancement and priority in hiring as a Federal employee Federal Retirement Survivor Benefits Military buy back toward retirement Leave Benefits: AL (13-26 days), SL (13 days), Paid Federal Holidays (11 days) , Paid Parental Leave 12 wks. FEHB lowest cost FEGLI low cost Flexible Spending accounts Pre-taxed Federal Long Term Care Insurance TSP matching 5% and Pre-tax contributions Child Care subsidy And more

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in 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. Residency Training: 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. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences. Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. Preferred background is at least 5 years practicing an Internal Medicine Subspecialty, and extensive experience using telemedicine modalities. Leadership experience at section/service chief level or higher is a plus. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Lifting up to 35 pounds, intermittently; moderate carrying (15-35 pounds), intermittently; lifting over 35 pounds with assistive devices in accordance with the Safe Patient Handling Policy except in emergent situations requiring prompt patient care; pulling, intermittently; pushing, intermittently; reaching above the shoulders, intermittently, both hands required; walking, intermittently; standing, intermittently; kneeling, intermittently; repeated bending, intermittently; climbing and use of both legs and arms, intermittently, both legs required; near vision at 13 to 16" Jaeger 1 to 4, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other eye; ability to distinguish basic colors; hearing aid permitted; twisting, simply grasp and fine manipulation. Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others. Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing or speech may be required. however, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Work Environment: Work is performed primarily in a patient care setting; adequately lighted, temperature controlled, and ventilated. Office temperatures fluctuate periodically; involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as clinics, offices, meeting and training rooms or libraries; exposure to noise and dust on occasion. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures.

Education

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 an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:

1. Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or
2. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
3. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]

NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Contacts

• Address VISN 5 VA Capitol Health Care Network 849 International Drive, Suite 275 Linthicum, MD 21090 US
• Name: Jennifer Burns
• Phone: 307-675-7117
• Email: [email protected]