The Service Chief of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (PLMS) is responsible for the clinical operations and administrative functions of all sections within PLMS, including Anatomic Pathology, Chemistry, Microbiology/Molecular Biology, Blood Bank/Hematology/Coagulation, Ancillary Testing and Laboratory Information Management. The Chief of PLMS also is responsible for supervision of the physician staff in these sections of PLMS. A relocation incentive is NOT authorized for this position.

Duties

The Service Chief of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (PLMS) specific duties include the following functions but are not limited to: Responsibility for meeting all clinical performance measures and monitors relating to PLMS and assisting the medical center when possible in meeting all others. Collaborate with Medical Center leadership in identifying strategic opportunities and initiatives. Serve on medical center, VISN and VA national committees and workgroups related to PLMS issues and initiatives. Serve as the primary liaison for common interests between the VA and Indiana University School of Medicine, and specifically the IU Department of Pathology. Clinical Duties: This position is predominantly administrative in nature, but the incumbent may have a minority of their time (10-45%) in a clinical role as appropriate to their clinical discipline and specialty area. Leadership within PLMS: The incumbent will determine goals, priorities and direction for the Service and clinical operations and will be responsible for assigning duties to staff within PLMS. The incumbent will conduct regular meetings to keep staff abreast of all clinical business, policies, procedures, goals, priorities and directions. Working with the PLMS Business Manager, who is supervised by the Chief of Staff, the incumbent will be responsible for the development of position descriptions and competencies for the direct report staff, along with the development and completion of performance standards and appraisals. The incumbent will address grievances, apply disciplinary policies and nominate incentive awards in all matters concerning PLMS staff members. Leadership within the Medical Center: The incumbent will participate in wide-range and higher-level management functions for PLMS through participation and planning in operational boards, councils and committees throughout the medical center, on campus and in the VISN. The incumbent will develop and maintain continuing programs in the area of organizational improvement, continuing education and other quality improvement activities. The incumbent will assume active leadership at the VISN and/or national level regarding professional, management and health care delivery issues as required. Other: The Chief of PLMS works collaboratively with clinical Service Chiefs, supervisory staff, and frontline staff in other Services and sections to effect organizational improvement and participates in national and VISN organizational activities as called upon. The incumbent will oversee the joint recruitment and assignment of practitioners with the academic affiliate, IU School of Medicine. The Chief of PLMS is also highly supportive of our educational and research missions. The incumbent is responsible for having oversight of all house staff and medical student training activities in PLMS. The Chief of PLMS is also responsible for working with the Associate Chief of Staff for Research to assure, where applicable, that PLMS physician investigators with protected time for research have a proper balance of clinical and research activities and utilize their research time effectively and productively, obtaining VA Merit Review and other grant funding within reasonable timeframes. 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, Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

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: Board-certified or board-eligible in a specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties 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); Heavy Carrying (45 lbs. and over); Straight Pulling (up to 4 hours); Pushing (1 - 2 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (up to 8 hours); Standing (up to 8 hours); Repeated bending (up to 4 hour); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16"; 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 Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center 1481 West Tenth Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 US
• Name: Candace Fitzgerald
• Phone: 317-982-2236
• Email: [email protected]