Interested in a career that offers a balance of work and family life? Look no further! The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) offers a balance of professional and clinical complexity that stimulates growth yet also allows the professional an opportunity to enjoy life outside of work. If you are interested in a career that offers an integrated patient-centered approach while providing compassionate and state of the art care to Veterans, we welcome you to apply.

Duties

The Associate Chief of Staff for Education (ACOS-Education) serves as the facility­ based learning leader at ECHCS with oversight, responsibility, and accountability for all accredited and affiliated clinical trainee programs and staff education and development. The ACOS-Education is organizationally aligned under the Chief of Organization Development & Education (OD&E) and matrixed reporting to the Office of Chief of Staff. The incumbent oversees and manages the Education Service to provides administrative, clinical, and programmatic leadership to ensure achievement of clinical training and educational goals at ECHCS. The ACOS-Education is a Title 38 position qualified by education, experience, and specialized expertise to function as the facility's expert and contact for Trainee Education. The ACOS-Education provides education and development to ECHCS employees, both clinical and non-clinical, and all trainees to include graduate medical, dental, and other associated health trainees. ACOS-Education collaborates with Service Chiefs, Executive Leadership Team (ELT), academic institutions/affiliates, Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19, Veterans Health Administration and other governmental agencies to meet service-line and ECHCS goals and the VA mission. Duties include but not limited to: Oversees the design and implementation of trainee education programs to meet the needs of both the organization and the trainee. Works closely with Service Chiefs, Program Managers and Site Directors, and clinical staff to: ensure that appropriate clinical training environments, adequate educational methods, and sufficient clinical workload are available to meet educational objectives; ensure trainees have proper clinical supervision in place and are monitored according to requirements and guidelines; and monitor resident participation in assigned educational activities and clinical assignments. Ensures that all trainees have appropriate physical and computer access, receive adequate orientation, monitors documentation of resident supervision, advocates for specific trainee experiences and rotations, and manages the number and distribution of residents across specialties. Responsible for and maintains oversight of all ECHCS academic affiliations and serves as the VA point of contact for all issues involving trainees in accredited programs. The incumbent interfaces and maintains a collaborative relationship with Deans, academic leadership, and other clinical department chairs and participates on key educational committees at affiliate institutions. The ACOS-Education ensures the ECHCS program appropriately establishes and executes affiliation agreements, memorandum of understandings, program letters of agreement, and any other required documents. The ACOS-Education oversees disbursement agreement funds in accordance with VHA Handbook 1400.05, ensures obligations are met by academic affiliates, and negotiates with educational institutions for trainees to support specific programs and Veteran services. The ACOS­ Education has a basic understanding of legal issues affecting trainees and maintains a relationship with general counsel and risk management. Proposes continuous process changes and innovation for staff development and trainee education programs, ensuring implemented programs are respectful and meet the needs of all trainee and staff. The incumbent actively participates in developing and implementing new training programs or initiatives, especially those involving quality and patient safety, advocate for research-based change in trainee curriculum and structure and promotes inter-professional educational models. The ACOS-Education is the leader for education at ECHCS and participates in strategic planning at the ECHCS and VISN levels, serves as the facility consultant for trainee education, and communicates and provides guidance to ECHCS and affiliates on related policies, standards, and programs. 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 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 (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: Monday- Friday 7:30 AM-4:00 PM Telework: As determined by the agency

Requirements

Qualifications

NOTE: This announcement is ONLY available to current employees of the Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) 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. Required: Board Eligible or Board Certified. Preferred Experience: Leadership Experience. Experience in establishing new affiliation agreements. Knowledge and skill in ensuring resident education/OAA. Knowledge of the ways different trainees are paid and how is this updated annually. 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, high stress situations, and the ability to adapt work plans based on hospital needs.

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Contacts

• Address Eastern Colorado HCS Denver 13611 E. Colfax Ave Aurora, CO 80045 US
• Name: Katie Marcucci
• Phone: 720-591-8287
• Email: [email protected]