The El Paso VA Health Care System is seeking an experienced Chief, Medical Services to serve as a key leader to provide administrative, clinical, and programmatic leadership to help ensure achievement of the Health Care System's in directing and managing integrated programs to include budget and fiscal management, human resource management, strategic planning, and program development.

Duties

The Chief (Medical Services) provides leadership in the development of policies and strategies that support the health care system to successfully manage bioethical issues and protect patient and family rights. Duties include the following: Ensures the quality and timeliness of the services provided, customer satisfaction, as well as compliance with standards of accrediting bodies such as the Joint Commission and the Inspector General's Combined Assessment Program. Ensures appropriate use of available resources and is responsible for inspiring, motivating, and guiding Medical Specialty Service staff in achieving the strategic goals and plans of the service. Collaborates with other Service Chiefs and program managers in fulfilling their responsibilities. Functions as a provider part-time in their specialty. Responsible for the overall medical care of patients with conditions requiring treatment in their specialty to include consultative, prescriptive and ordering authority in the outpatient setting at the El Paso VA Health Care System. Ensures the quality and timeliness of the services provided and collaborates with referring providers. Assumes a leadership role in resolving highly complex ethical issues that have an impact on the health care system and/or the Veteran within the organization and/or the community. Assures lines of communication are open to all employees under his/her area of responsibility. Participates in the development of education programs and staff development models to facilitate career progression and to increase productivity and performance. Fosters a climate for practice that enhances job satisfaction through mutual responsibility for productivity and quality improvement. Guides supervisory staff in the completion of timely and accurate human resource actions. Leads staff in the development of strategic planning within his/her area of responsibility and throughout the organization. Collaborates in the establishment of and supports a system for recognition of accomplishments and achievements by employees. Provides leadership for and demonstrates safe work practices in compliance with safety rules and regulations. Implements appropriate disciplinary actions when infractions are committed against safe work practices. Accomplishes the health care delivery mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs in general. Active in clinical and environmental rounds in order to evaluate health care system care delivery. Identifies opportunities for program improvement and effectiveness and assesses the therapeutic milieu and safety in clinical areas. Assumes a leadership role in resolving highly complex ethical issues that have an impact on the health care system and/or the Veteran within the organization and/or the community. Services provided are subject to scrutiny by Congressional interests, service organizations, the general public and the media. Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized 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

Requirements

Qualifications

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 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. License: 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. English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Board-Certified in Internal Medicine or medical sub-specialties; Cardiology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Oncology, Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine, Endocrinology, Infectious Disease and Respiratory. Experience as a Board-Certified physician, working in multi-disciplinary teams, with privileges at an outpatient clinic or hospital. Three or more years of administrative/supervisory experience in managing a medical sub-specialty service(s). 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: Light lifting, under 15 pounds; Light carrying, under 15 pounds; Walking (1 hr); Standing (1 hr); Repeated bending (0.25 hrs); Climbing, legs only (1 hr); Both legs required; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; 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; Hearing (aid may be permitted); Mental and emotional stability.

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 El Paso VA Clinic 5001 North Piedras Street El Paso, TX 79930 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]