The Amarillo VA Health Care System is seeking a Podiatrist (Primary Care Supervisor/Resident Training Site Director) at the Lubbock VA Clinic, Lubbock, Texas to lead all clinical, administrative, and educational aspects of the Primary Care operations at the assigned CBOC's; Lubbock, Clovis, Childress and Dalhart, Texas.

Duties

The Primary Care Supervisor has overall responsibility for planning, evaluation and management of patient care aligned teams (PACT) and primary care physician (PCP) operations within the assigned CBOC to ensure fidelity to the PACT model, facilitate an environment of collaboration and effective care coordination for care delivered by the program and overall delivery of health care within the facility. The Training Resident Site Director manages the Clinical Residency Programs, the Training Resident Coordinator, and the CBOC Academic Patient Centered Teams (PACT) in the Amarillo VA Health Care System. Duties include the following: Administrative Responsibilities: Exercises direct supervisory responsibility for assigned PACT Physicians/Nurse Practitioners Grid review/validation Approval/coordination of clinic cancellations Approval/coordination of employee leave schedules Responsible for PACT program operations, associated program metrics (e.g., SAIL, VHA, VISN, etc.), and ensuring full compliance with applicable (e.g., Joint Commission accreditation standards. Some of the metrics include but are not limited to: Third next available appointment within 14 days 20 percent or more encounters as VVC, or telephone visits Access to and demonstrated use of the Primary Care Almanac to identify high risk patients for proactive intervention Daily attendance at team-let huddle Completion of Secure messaging responses within 72 hours of message receipt Ensuring that All PCPs are competent in performing basic Women's Health exams and are maintaining >86% success rate on all Women's Preventative Health metrics Completion of all encounters within 72hrs Completion of all medication refill requests within 72hrs Maintain unprocessed view alerts at no more than 200 on any given day Ensure that all clinical reminders pertaining to Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures are completed at the time of the visit (Diabetes, prevention, ischemic heart disease, tobacco, depression/EtOH/PTSD screening) Responsible for all professional practice issues relevant to assigned PACT physicians including but not limited to development and implementation of focused professional practice evaluations/ongoing professional practice evaluations, Pay For Performance evaluations, Annual/Mid-Year reviews. The incumbent manages the work of residents, fellows and students while embedded in various clinical programs, ensuring that work is assigned in an appropriate and systematic manner that meets the facility and the VA's guidelines/standards under the guidance of local ACOS for Education. Other duties as assigned. Clinical Responsibilities: The Supervisory Physician manages a partial PACT panel and/or provide clinical coverage as patient care needs dictate. The Supervisory Physician for the CBOCs will have 50 percent administrative time and 50percent administrative time and 50 percent clinical time. The performance of direct care duties within PACT is in accordance with VHA Handbook 1101.10 Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Handbook. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Requirements

Qualifications

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 podiatric medicine, or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in podiatric medicine and surgery. 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. Licensure or Registration. Applicants must possess a 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. Podiatrists must have completed residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. VA Podiatrists involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status. Approved residencies are:(1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Council on Podiatric Medical Education, in the list published for the year the residency was completed, or (2) Other residencies and training experiences, or their equivalents, which the local Professional Standards Board determines to have provided an applicant with appropriate professional training. Preferred Experience: Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Completion of three-year residency program. Leadership/Supervisor experience. VA experience preferred. Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams and synthesize data and make decision. References: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-4 Podiatrist Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting (15-44 pounds), light carrying (under 15 pounds), straight pulling, pushing, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, walking, standing, kneeling, repeated bending, ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, near vision correctable (at 13" to 16" to jaeger 1 to 4), far vision correctable ( in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other), hearing (aid permitted), emotional and mental stability, and clear speech.

Education

Applicants must possess a doctor of podiatric medicine degree, or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in podiatric medicine and surgery. 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.

• (1) Approved schools are United States schools of podiatric medicine and surgery, approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatry Medical Association in the year in which the degree was granted.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Thomas E Creek VA Medical Center 6010 Amarillo Boulevard, West Amarillo, TX 79106 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]