The Whole Health Clinical Director position is direct responsibility for the vision, planning, management, and coordination of the clinical aspects (training and non-supervisory oversight) of the Whole Health Program.

Duties

1. Manages and supervises all phases of the Whole Health (WH) Program at the Oscar J. Johnson VA Medical Center. 2. The individual plans and develops policies, procedures and goals, and implements and educates staff on applicable Veterans Health Administration (VHA) directives, handbooks, or other policies. 3. Assures local compliance to the Office of Patient Centered Care (OPCC). 4. Tracks data as it relates to WH in the facility. 5. Creating strategic partnerships with facility program directors and service line chiefs. Thereby, generating opportunities for collateral duties to develop staff's skill set, provide additional autonomy and/or stretch assignments for ongoing growth and development. 6. Coordinates with the multidisciplinary team to develop local goals. Measures progress toward the goals and reports to the appropriate officials at a local, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and National level. 7. Serves as the professional and technical advisor in the area of WH for the facility. 8. Promotes WH principles to facility employees.9. Utilizes effective written and oral communication skills to promote and maintain effective working relationships with all faculty and significant parties at the National, State, and local level. 10. Provides direct budgetary supervision of WH programs and is accountable for resources used, directly and indirectly. 11. Direct supervisor of WH hired staff. 12. Directs or participates in the design of studies, collect data, conduct statistical analysis, interpret findings, and translate results into written and oral communications. 13. Sets priorities, delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems, and develop and implement effective solutions. 14. Serves as a consultant with facility health care staff in evaluating health care delivery to Veterans and employees.15. Oversees development of WH messages and develops or recommends training to staff. This may include developing Scope of Practice, or competencies.16. Manages (plan, organize, delegate, direct, control, review) activities of the program and groups of subordinates. 17. Participates or leads professional organizations and meetings at the local, VISN or VACO level or similar. CLINICAL DUTIES Ability to act as a consultant for staff. Work Schedule: Full time 08:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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. Education: Individual must meet one of the requirements below: (1) Master's degree in acupuncture or oriental medicine from a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). OR (2) Advanced level degree in acupuncture or oriental medicine from a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). Foreign Graduates. Graduates of foreign acupuncture programs meet the requirements in subparagraph 3b if they have a full unrestricted and current license to practice acupuncture in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Certification: Acupuncturists hired in the VHA must be board certified through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). The board certification must be current and the acupuncturist must abide by the certifying body's requirements for continuing education. Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice acupuncture in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) of the United States, or District of Columbia. English Language Proficiency: Candidates will not be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who are not proficient in written and spoken English. See Chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a. Grade Determinations: GS 13 Acupuncturist Experience. In addition to the basic requirements, completion of a minimum of one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA). In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 1. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the service. 2. Broad knowledge of how healthcare disciplines and other modalities integrate. 3. Ability to plan, organize, and integrate clinical work flow, set short and/or long term goals for the program, and conduct studies on technical and administrative problems, including personnel shortages, organizational structure, and new technology. 4. Knowledge of quality improvement process. 5. Ability to conceptualize, define, plan and implement new programs. 6. Ability to apply current research findings and standards of care in the health care setting. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Preferred Experience: Doctor of Chiropractic or Doctor of Acupuncture with experience in Whole Health modalities References: VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G53, Acupuncturist Qualification Standard. The full performance level of this vacancy is 13. Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting (15-44 pounds); Moderate carrying (15-44 pounds); Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (2 hours); Standing (2 hours); Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Depth perception; Hearing (aid may be permitted).

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Oscar G Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 325 East H Street Iron Mountain, MI 49801 US
• Name: Jeremy Burton
• Phone: 7089010850
• Email: [email protected]