The Medicine Service at the Salisbury VA Healthcare system (SVAHCS), Salisbury NC is seeking a dynamic Physician Leader with Internal Medicine (or subspecialty) training to function as the Deputy Chief of Medicine. The service is one of the largest programs among Complexity 1b VHA facilities offering specialty care at three separate locations and employs over 100 specialists. The service has robust clinical, teaching and research activities with strong affiliation with Wake Forest University.

Duties

With the ACOS, the ACOM is responsible for the quality of patient care including access, efficiency, effectiveness, and appropriateness of care and treatment rendered by all Medical Service providers. Demonstrates leadership in interpreting and supporting VACO, VISN, and local station mission, vision, and values, while operating in accordance with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policies, facility and VISN policies, and standards of federal professional and accrediting agencies external to VHA. With the ACOS, the ACOM is responsible for continuous maintenance, assessment, and improvement of the quality of care and services provided by all Medical Service staff. 4. As an alternate representative of the ACOS, the ACOM may report to the Professional Standards Board recommendations concerning classification, appointment, and delineation of clinical privileges for: All Medical Staff providers. Providers requesting privileges in Medical Service. 5. With the ACOS, the ACOM ensures continuing competence of Medical Service providers with clinical privileges by: Performing Focused and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations for providers with clinical privileges in Medical Service. Reporting these evaluations to the Professional Standards Board. 6. With the ACOS, the ACOM will participate in recruitment, interview, selection, hiring and orientation of new providers on the Medical Service. 7. With the ACOS, the ACOM may be tasked to assist with Employee Relation/Labor Relation issues. The ACOM may need to interact with AFGE representatives in pre-decisional matters. 8. Provides independent advice and recommendations to ACOS regarding new, innovative, or needed patient care services to assure the goals of best practices and excellence throughout the spectrum of services delivered by the Medical Service. 9. Along with the Service Chief, provides direction and support to Medical Service staff regarding equipment technology, policies and procedures employed by the Salisbury VA Healthcare System; ensures that all requirements of regulatory agencies such as the Joint Commission are met. 10. When requested by the ACOS, interacts with staff to resolve interpersonal disputes. 11. When requested, or in the absence of the ACOS provides coverage for the full range of responsibilities of the ACOS. May chair Medical Service meetings or attend other committee meetings when requested as alternate for the ACOS and will advise Medical Service staff of the recommendations and implications of committee actions as they relate to the Medical Service and the larger facility and VISN goals. 12. Assists with the teaching, education, and research programs of Medical Service. 13. Assists the ACOS to implement the policies of the Medical Center Bylaws, and Rules and Regulations. 14. Assists in the preparation of reports pertaining to Medical Service as required by VA regulations, station policy, and Clinical Executive Board recommendations. 15. Serves on hospital committees and task forces, both standing and ad hoc, as requested. 16. Performs mortality reviews and participates in monthly Opportunities for Improvement conferences. 17. Performs peer reviews and participates in Peer Review Committee. 18. Functions as a medical officer and serve as attending physician for patient care within the scope of privileges granted. Takes call within the scope of privileges granted. 19. Participates in weekly Department of Medicine Administrative Team meetings, bi weekly section chiefs meeting and monthly meetings with HCC leadership teams with the Chief of Medicine. 20. Provides accurate, concise, timely documentation of care in the electronic medical record (Computerized Patient Record System -CPRS) on each patient care occurrence. 21. Attends other committees (i.e., surgical M&M) as the ACOS Representative as requested by the ACOS. 22. Specific tasks for which the ACOM will be responsible for and report to the ACOS: a. The ACOM will lead the annual reviews and updates for the physician pay for performance workbook and submit for approval to ACOS. Will coordinate receipt of pay for performance workbooks at the end of the fiscal year and process pay for performance as set by VHA guidance. b. The ACOM will develop and guide the Medicine service All Employee Survey plan and response. Will ensure dissemination of all employee survey results to all staff within four weeks of release of results and develop a response plan and create AES teams at section level to develop section level action plans. The Assistant COM will present annual after-action report to the ACOS prior to the next year's AES survey. c. The ACOM is responsible for maintenance of and updating credentialing and privileging threshold criteria for all procedures performed within the service. d. The ACOM serves as the Salisbury VA Healthcare System Bed Control officer, coordinates admissions/transfers in and out of the VA System as required.

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. Additional Requirement: Drug Testing: VA employees in positions involving law enforcement, national security, the protection of life and property, public health or safety, or other functions requiring a high degree of trust and confidence, will be designated as subject to drug testing. In accordance with criteria contained in Executive Order 12564, this position has been determined as "sensitive" for drug testing purposes. 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: Heavy lifting (45 lbs and over); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; walking (3 hours per day); standing (6 hours per day); kneeling (2 hours per day); ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; near vision correctable at 13" to 16"; far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; ability to distinguish basic colors; hearing (aid permitted).

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 WG Bill Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center 1601 Brenner Avenue Salisbury, NC 28144 US
• Name: Tamashia Dixon
• Phone: (980) 401-2551
• Email: [email protected]