The Deputy Chief of Staff position reports to the Chief of Staff. The Deputy Chiefs of Staff will supervise the Chiefs of Audiology Speech Pathology, Clinical Informatics, Dental, Education, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Pharmacy, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Primary Care, Radiology, Surgery, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Geriatrics & Extended Care, Research, or any other clinical services or programs as determined by the facility Medical Center Director and/or Chief of Staff.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Relocation/Incentive: May be Authorized for a highly qualified applicant relocating to the Phoenix, AZ commuting area. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance 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 Duties include but not limited to the following: Develops clinical strategies to increase unique Veterans service, increase complexity of care delivered, and assure vesting of all eligible Veterans by: Designing processes to assure that consults/requests for inpatient and outpatient care are clinically completed within mandated timelines. Designing processes to ensure timely documentation of encounters (within 24 hours of encounter). Improving workload capture through improved transcription and attending encounter completion to assure transcription is completed within 72 hours of event and electronic signature by provider within 24 hours of transcribed document availability. Develops clinical strategies and assures clinical leadership oversight for effective use of institutional resources by: Developing facility-wide strategic planning and leading in the execution of those initiatives. Providing oversight for clinical budget operations. Becoming knowledgeable of lean processes and will hold yellow belt or higher certificate in Lean training. Improving patient satisfaction scores by effectively using data sources, such as the Patient Advocate Tracking System, focus groups, etc. to develop improvement processes. Improving employee satisfaction by effectively using data sources, such as the All Employee Survey to develop improvement processes. Improving pharmaceutical utilization. Acts as an effective executive leadership member by: Acting for and in the absence of the Chief of Staff when the Chief of Staff is on leave or travel status. Attending daily morning report. Participating in meetings of the facility executive leadership (Director, Deputy Director, Associate Director, Chief of Staff, Nurse Executive, Deputy Nurse Executive, Deputy Chief of Staff). Improves quality of care by achieving: Implementation, monitoring, and successful outcomes of facility-wide performance measures. Excellence in the quality of care to inpatients with heart disease and pneumonia. Excellence in the delivery of care to patients with diabetes, hypertension, and mental health disorders. Excellence in Radiology screening. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm

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: Service Line or Hospital Senior level experience 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: VA Handbook 5019/1, Part II, Pre-Placement Physical Examination and Evaluation.

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 Carl T Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center 650 East Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85012 US
• Name: Roberto Mejia
• Phone: 310-478-3711 X48399
• Email: [email protected]