The Urgent Care Medical Director physician will be responsible for the following service: Urgent Care (UC) Service, all locations within VATVCBHCS; primary location Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOCs).

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. You are expected to provide inter-professional services to VCB facilities that are designated as Urgent Care sites and are co-located at CBOC sites. The VATVCBHCS UC service provides direct patient care through in-person and virtual care modalities. In person deployments of clinical staff for short-term assignments will be at the discretion of the VCB UC Medical Director and will depend upon the clinical need and available resources. You will provide medical services to Veterans on an outpatient, Urgent Care designated site. Maintain timely and complete patient medical records that meet Compliance Program and The Joint Commission requirements. Participate in the use of ethical practice guidelines, provision of standard of care to patients, and meet relevant performance measures as mandated by VHA (Veterans Health Administration). Participate in all Medical Staff functions as required by the VA Medical Center's (VAMC) Medical Staff Bylaws. Complete required VA education and annual training in a timely fashion. Maintain CME credits as required by state law. You will have communication skills. Report quality of care issues promptly through established mechanisms. Act as the consultant for other physicians and advanced practice providers for urgent/acute conditions that may arise in primary care and medicine clinics. Mentor and/or supervise Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants as requested. Participate in the education/training of personnel as requested. Meet with the Associate Chief of Staffs, Chiefs of Service, management, and supervisors as necessary to ensure that the goals and objectives of the VAMC are met. Represent the Urgent Care and Medical Services staff at appropriate facility-level steering, committee, and board assemblies. Meet and evaluate potential physician and extender candidates and assists in orientation of new practitioners to the practice. Work Schedule: Full-time; 2:00pm-10:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Bargaining Unit: This is not a bargaining unit position.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. HPTs who are on track to graduate/complete the requirements should respond as if they have met the requirements. Provide details in the narrative sections of the assessment. Podiatrist 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. Education: Degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine, or its equivalent, from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Approved schools are United States schools of podiatric medicine approved by the Council on Podiatry Education of the American Podiatry Association in the year in which the degree was granted. ~AND~ Residency Training: Completed, or currently completing, 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. ~AND~ Licensure or Registration: Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice Podiatry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia. English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: -Board Certified or eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine, or Emergency Medicine -Completion of appropriate residency and fellowship and/or having had adequate experience in similar settings outside VHA. Grade Determinations: Service Chief, Section Chief or Line Manager: A service chief or line manager podiatrist must demonstrate the following: 1. Outstanding professional ability in the practice of medicine or a medical specialty; and 2. Ability to guide the development and implementation of programs, within their respective domain. These programs would include, but are not limited to, medical practice, professional standards, personnel issues, and quality and performance improvement. 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: The position requires light to moderate lifting (up to 44 pounds), light to moderate carrying (up to 44 pounds), pushing (8-12 hours), reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required, walking (8-12 hours), standing (8-12 hours), kneeling (1 hour), repeated bending (8-12 hours), climbing (legs only 8-12 hours), climbing (use of legs and arms), both legs required, 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, both eyes required, depth perception, ability to distinguish basic colors, ability to distinguish shades of colors, and hearing (aid permitted).

Education

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/.

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: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405 for a podiatric graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Contacts

• Address VA TX Valley Coastal Bend HCS 2601 Veterans Drive Harlingen, TX 78550 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]