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.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. This position is located within the Quality, Safety and Improvement Department and is responsible for providing comprehensive, high-quality, safe, and effective healthcare services to patients at the G.V (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center. Provides a wide range of administrative and clinical medical center issues. The counsel and advice often extend beyond the incumbent's normal program area and are often based on their interactive experience with various services, knowledge of various regulatory requirements, legal requirements, and VHA directives. The incumbent participates fully in the planning and directing all top leadership committees and many advisory committees to facilitate top management decisions. Participates with the Pentad in strategic planning with both short- and long-term goals and consideration of resource allocation. Serves on the following key advisory committees: Executive Leadership Counsel (ELC), Quality Patient Safety Board (QSPB), Clinical Executive Board (CEB), as well as other medical center boards and committees. Responsible for providing direction and guidance in organizing, implementing, coordinating, controlling, evaluating, educating, and improving the overall Quality, Patient Safety, and Performance Improvement Program. Makes recommendations to top management for resource allocation for prioritized initiatives because of Performance Improvement Teams, Root Cause Analysis Teams, and HealthCare Failure Mode Analysis Teams. Serves as accreditation, external survey, and VISN site visit consultant and has final authority on accreditation requirements for external accrediting organizations (i.e., The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation (CARF), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEX) Radiation Oncology, Ascellon-Long Term Care and other accredited programs for hospital, home care, behavioral and community-based outpatient clinics, and programs. Operates under broadly delegated authority, taking action to develop or modify objectives and boundaries of assignments as indicated, and plays a critical role in the organizational high-reliability journey, continuous performance improvement, governance structure, and monitoring of medical center policies. Chairs, co-chairs, and serves as a member of boards, committees, and task forces related to performance improvement functions. Provide leadership and expertise to committees, task forces, and project assignments, develop data, form plans, and prepare position papers that impact quality, patient safety, and performance management planning. Makes recommendations that may directly and substantially affect Medical Center operations, strategic plans, and governance reporting structure. Advises and assists in policy formulation, review, communication, implementation, evaluation, and setting network priorities for quality and patient safety at this facility and network levels. Interprets agency-wide policies and procedures to determine the impact on health care programs and services and facilitates reduction of variance in quality of care or patient safety. Establishes and maintains processes to assure the effectiveness of continuous performance improvement systems to facilitate comparability in patient care and services' quality, safety, appropriateness, and timeliness across the continuum. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): .Authorized. EDRP Authorized: Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. 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 to 4:30pm.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. 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. 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. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Three years experience or more in Quality Management or Patient Safety. Three years or more management experience. Demonstrated leading change facility wide. Served on regional level work groups or committees. Extensive experience in accreditation. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: The physical ability to perform job-related duties which require lifting, standing, bending, transferring, stooping, stretching, walking, pushing, or pulling without assistance.

Education

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.]

Contacts

• Address GV Sonny Montgomery VAMC 1500 East Woodrow Wilson Drive Jackson, MS 39216 US
• Name: Trudy Begay
• Phone: 505-222-7648
• Email: [email protected]