Manages Primary Care ICC clinical operations within the clinical services under their responsibility at the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System and affiliated CBOCs. These duties include supervision of physicians, and physician assistants, clinical oversight of nurse practitioners, and other clinical staff as directed, coordination of work schedules, responsibility for clinical performance measures, utilization, and other administrative/clinical functions within the department.

Duties

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. Duties: Collaborates with other leaders within the ICC and facility to ensure optimization of resources in the care delivery model. Provides physician leadership of the Primary Care ICC leadership team to include the Administrative Officer and Associate Chief of Nursing. Participates in activities/committees/ boards impacting patient care/access as assigned. Manages/approves the leave schedules and respective Time & Leave (T&L) sections to ensure there is adequate coverage for planned leaves and a contingency plan for unexpected absences as well as accurate/timely leave approvals and labor mapping. Develops, manages/conducts Pay-for-Performance, OPPE, FPPE, and performance evaluations for those under his/her supervision as appropriate. Supports, and is supported by Sioux Falls VA Health Care System Executive Leadership and ICC Leadership. Shares budgetary responsibility and authority for funds allocated to the Service Line in the local department budgeting process. Ensures services are provided in an efficient, high-quality, cost-effective manner within the budget allocation. Works with Executive/ICC, departments leadership, and Human Resources staff to ensure adequate and appropriate staffing for all assigned areas. Recruits, hires, evaluates, disciplines, and terminates actions for assigned staff. Collaborates with ICC operation team and other staff as appropriate to ensure operations issues/problems are resolved in a logical, fashion with clear resolution, communication, and implementation plans and timelines for decisions made. Reviews, interprets, and uses performance reports, benchmark data, budget cost/expenditure documents, staffing, and other reports in decision-making. Understands managed care practices, includinghealth care finance, billing, coding, and documentation. Has knowledge, ability, and willingness to use and promote the wide dissemination among clinical staff of current automated technology for patient data tracking, patient orders, encounters. Contributes to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of relations with internal and external entities including but not limited to: County Veterans Service Officers (CVSOs), medical and nursing schools, local public/private health care entities, and other Sioux Falls VAHCS departments including, but not limited to: Information Technology, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Finance, Human Resources, Business Office, Unions, VISN and VHA task forces, decision-making, and policy development bodies. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Approved Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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 Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting EDRP Authorized: Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more

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: Leadership Experience, VA Experience, Board Certified 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: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others.

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 Royal C Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital 2501 West 22nd Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105 US
• Name: Nicole Howell
• Phone: 651-405-5601
• Email: [email protected]