The Deputy Chief of Staff or the individual acting in this capacity will be a physician with appropriate degree and 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.

Duties

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: The Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) administrative duties are focused the following duties: Projects as assigned by the COS. Serves as Acting COS and otherwise represents the COS when the COS is not available. High Reliability Organization (HRO) Champion for COS Services Supervises clinical and administrative services as assigned. In addition, the DCOS will assist the Chief of Staff with the following duties: Develops the requirements of staff, facilities, equipment, and supplies needed to carry forward such an integrated program utilizing necessary review and controls; Appraises the effectiveness of the various medical programs and business practices in meeting the patient care; Engagement in strategic planning efforts to shape the organization's future direction and ensure its long-term success; Develops and maintains good working relationships with affiliated medical schools; Recruits highly qualified and appropriately trained professional staff members needed to fill vacancies. Promotes the development of health care professionals though counseling, mentoring, teaching and encouraging self-assessment; Monitors and promotes compliance with VA regulations and professional standards and ethical conduct; Monitors and ensures medical staff compliance with agency regulations, medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, facility policies, Joint Commission standards and other appropriate regulations; Supports an environment of continuous quality improvement within which programs and quality of care effectiveness are evaluated; participates in patient safety and HRO activities. Based on labor mapping guidelines, position can be mapped up to 80% administrative responsibilities with intent to remain engaged in clinical duties. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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, 7:30am to 4:00pm

Requirements

Qualifications

Physician positions may require board certification if ANY of the following three conditions exist. 1) The position supervises medical students, physician residents, or physician fellows; 2) the position will have faculty status with an affiliated medical school, such as a joint recruitment with affiliated medical schools; or 3) the position being filled is required to be board certified by virtue of specific VHA policy (for example, as director of a cardiac catheterization laboratory or Director of Clinical Laboratory Medicine). 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: 1. VHA clinical leadership experience (service chief or section chief for a large/complex interdisciplinary section) or private sector equivalent; and 2. Supervisory 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: The work is mostly sedentary and is performed in a health care setting for treating patients with a variety of medical problems. Normal safety precautions and practices are required for working in a healthcare environment. Other physical demands include reaching, bending, stretching, walking, and carrying light loads of supplies. The position often entails long periods of sitting at a computer, rigid deadlines, the need for a high degree of accuracy, and the ability to adapt work plans based on hospital needs.

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 Dayton VA Medical Center 4100 West Third Street Dayton, OH 45428 US
• Name: Gwendalyn Williams
• Email: [email protected]