The incumbent serves as the Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health (ACOS-MH) at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS).The incumbent has final decision-making authority, responsibility and accountability on all issues affecting the Mental Health Services (MHS) and mental health activities. The ACOS-MH oversees and is responsible for all clinical mental health activities at TVHS.

Duties

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 DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The incumbent directs all activities of the MHS including budget and fiscal management, human resource management, strategic planning, and program management and evaluation, assuring that the clinical and administrative functions are integrated to provide optimum utilization of resources. Participates in management discussions, decisions and policy-making, and provides program direction to other directors, managers, and assigned personnel within the MHS. Actively participates in the development of overall management objectives and philosophies necessary for the attainment of optimum System efficiency in providing holistic health care to the veteran population. The ACOS-MH Provides input, advice, and counsel for System strategic planning, programming, budgeting, and general administration. Manages a large, diverse service line that provides health care services central to the mission of TVHS, establishes MHS objectives congruent with and reflective of the philosophy and objectives of VHA, VISN 9 and TVHS. Develops long-range and short term goals and programs required to meet stated objectives and directs the planning and operations of the MHS to complement attainment of the established System goals and objectives. Formulates policies and operating procedures, ensuring compliance with VA regulations, statutes and the standards of various internal and external reviews and accrediting bodies. Assesses the impact of regional, national, and private-sector developments as they relate to the TVHS programs, making change recommendations accordingly. Develops program evaluation methodology and analytical processes to provide ongoing monitoring and improvements in program effectiveness, organizational productivity, operational efficiency, performance measure success, veteran satisfaction and resource utilization. The incumbent coordinates and expands use of all pertinent resources available for patient care, develops extensive community relationships/partnerships with individuals and with health, social and welfare agencies; develops cooperative relationships with corresponding services at local universities, healthcare organizations and other VA facilities. Identifies and develops potential sources of revenue within established VA regulations. The incumbent is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining service line and program level quality improvement activities focused on successful attainment of VHA, VISN and TVHS performance measures and standards of accrediting agencies to ensure compliance with policy and professional practice standards applicable to the delivery of mental health services. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that mandatory training and education is completed as directed and that required reports and correspondence are completed on or prior to the directed due dates. The incumbent participates in System level activities supporting System-wide operational planning and improvement including committees, task forces, investigations, and performance improvement teams. Incumbent establishes service line operational methodologies based on acknowledged "Best Practice" models and uses process improvement activity to develop "Best Practices". The incumbent uses available VA, VISN and TVHS data tools to collect, analyze to achieve expected levels of quality and performance and service deliver improvement. The incumbent is responsible for establishing service delivery outcome goals, attainment benchmarks and corrective actions as are necessary the targeted performance/quality measures. The incumbent is delegated authority to initiate overall changes in the MHS, including responsibility for long-range planning for a full range of services. The incumbent plans and assumes full administrative responsibility for the development and direction of functionally disparate programs and physically dispersed staff. Other duties as outlined in the current Functional Statement. Work Schedule: 7:30 a.m. to 4: p.m., ADHOC may be approved at discretion of supervisor.

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. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: The work is largely office based and in a sedentary setting. No manual labor is required above ordinary situations. Incumbent must be capable of using a computer given that all clinical charting is electronic.

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 Tennessee Valley HCS - Nashville 1310 24th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 US
• Name: Arti Zepeda
• Phone: 406-373-3319
• Email: [email protected]