The South Texas VA Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas is currently seeking a full-time Physician (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Chief). The PM&R Service Chief will provide comprehensive patient care of consultative inpatient and outpatient patient care and management that supports the mission through administrative leadership and oversight of their Section's educational and research activities.

Duties

The Physician (Physiatrist-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service Chief) duties include, but are not limited to: Maintain full responsibility for all professional, management, and administrative aspects of PM&RS Service, and the service-aligned personnel and clinical programs. Develop and maintain annual budgets for Service resources, staffing, training, and travel, with effective resource allocation. Oversee quality and efficiency of clinical programs, research, and other activities related to the roles of physicians, therapists, nurse practitioners, and other service personnel. Implement efficient administrative processes based upon analyses of productivity, clinical needs, and ongoing monitors of performance metrics, including but not limited to provider availability, workload, productivity, and clinic management. Develop and maintain indicators and monitors for clinical performance of staff, assuring credentialing, privileging and professional competence meet or exceed expectations. Ensure adherence with clinical and training program standards as guided by accrediting bodies, regulatory requirements, and VHA directives and guidelines. Support professional research, including designing research and program quality initiatives, and consulting to offer research guidance and stimulate new research directions. Serve on Medical Center, VISN, and/or National VA committees and Task Forces, and serves as a consultant to other medical center programs and services. Develop proposals and strategic initiatives to improve care, access and efficiency in clinical service delivery. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) Incumbent will be required to be on-call for inpatient/outpatient work based on facility/patient care needs. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

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 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~ Licensure and 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. 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~ Physical Requirements: See outlined below. English Language Proficiency. Podiatrists appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d). Preferred Experience: Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Experience leading a clinical service, including overseeing daily operations, resource allocation, growth, and quality improvement initiatives. Experience developing and manage the service's budget, ensuring efficient utilization of resources and adherence to financial goals. Experience implementing VHA Handbooks, rules, directives, policies and regulations governing a widespread range of administrative aspects. Experience performing a wide range of medical duties covering rehabilitation medicine; examining and assessing patients, developing and managing a comprehensive and rehabilitation program. Reference: 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: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds; Straight Pulling (2hrs); Pushing (4hrs); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (2hrs); Standing (2hrs); Kneeling (2hrs); Repeated bending (2hrs); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Both eyes required; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Depth perception; Hearing (aid permitted). Mental/emotional stability.

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/.

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.

Contacts

• Address Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard San Antonio, TX 78229 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]