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

Major Duties: Reports to the VISN Governing Body; Executive Leadership Council (ELC) as requested regarding overall vision/direction for the Service Line. Responsible for the management and operations of the PC ICC in close collaboration with the Medical Directors from the Surgery ICC, Specialty ICC, Rehabilitation ^ Extended Care ICC, Diagnostic ICC, Mental Health ICC, and cross-cutting services (Pharmacy, Nursing, Social Work, Sterile Processing Service, and Prosthetics). Reviews/assists and consults with development of the VISN ICC clinical protocols, policies, guidelines, and directives. Provides standing reports/updates to VISN 10 CMO, Chiefs of Staff (COS) and ELC on ICC activities, concerns, and improvement initiatives. Supports and/or participates in VISN and national meetings pertinent to Primary Care activities. Actively participates in national, network, facility, and community level councils and work groups, as appropriate, with travel to national meetings as necessary. Chairs or provides leadership for VISN and/or national clinical workgroups, task forces, and other efforts related to clinical aspects of Primary Care Medicine. Monitors and promotes compliance with VA regulations and professional standards, working to ensure that facility programs reflect the mission and priorities of the Veterans Health Administration and VISN 10; ensuring that current Primary Care practices across the VISN are in compliance with VHA policy. Represents the organization, internally and externally, in such a manner as to reflect on the VISN and VA. Promotes an effective mix, coordination, and support of clinical programs by evaluating current and potential patient population needs; clinical workload and resources; special program mandates and cost/benefit analyses; making recommendations to the VISN 10 CMO and ELC; and ensuring implementation of approved clinical proposals. Minimizes variance in Primary Care services across the VISN. Communicates and disseminates best practice(s) and related policy across the VISN. Oversees and addresses any deficiencies in VISN clinical outcomes and standards of care. Chairs a VISN Primary Care Subcommittee and ensures that each VA medical facility has a Facility Primary Care Subcommittee. Evaluates critical Primary Care events at the time they are reported by VA medical facilities and advises the VISN Director and CMO on the appropriate course of action. Assesses current Primary Care need(s) across the VISN and assists the VISN CMO in the development of a VISN strategic plan that includes the future needs for care. PC Officer is actively involved in the management of resources for the ICC and VISN. Serves as the supervisor of the VISN 10 PC Telehealth Hub Program and the VISN 10 Primary Care Telehealth Hub Director. One of the pivotal responsibilities for this position is improving and continuously monitoring access to care across the VISN 10 facilities while predicting what demand will be and facilitating efforts to meet demand . Conducts or participates in facility Primary Care Program site visits upon request and provides reports. Works collaboratively with other ICC leadership to accomplish network strategic and tactical plans. Continually collaborates with medical center facility leadership to ensure ICC programs, initiatives and policies are implemented. Provides input on ICC budget in collaboration and cooperation with medical center facility leadership. Provides clinical insight and consultation, as appropriate, for non clinical policies and procedures developed by ICCs. Expected to maintain a minimum of 0.1 FTE direct patient care clinical practice. Performs other duties as needed. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Approved 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: Full time. Tour of duty negotiable with supervisor Telework: Available (may be able to regularly telework about 6 or more days per pay period).

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: Must have experience as a facility Chief Primary Care Service or Assistant Chief Primary Care. Also, have specialty experience with family medicine or internal medicine. 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: Periods of long standing. Extended periods of sitting at a computer station. Rigid deadlines and the need for high degree of accuracy, high stress situations, and the ability to adapt work plans on patient status.

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 VISN 10 VA Health Care System 11500 Northlake Drive, Suite 200 Cincinnati, OH 45249 US
• Name: Sarah Petrimoulx
• Phone: (989)270-9056
• Email: [email protected]