The VISN Geriatrics & Extended Care Program Mgr. responsibilities include geriatric evaluation & management; Institutional Care: CLSs, Inpatient Hospice, VA, state & contract nursing home care; VA & state domiciliary care; Non-Institutional Care: Purchased skilled & non-skilled care, Home Based Primary Care, home hospice, homemaker/home health aide, respite care; VA & community adult day health care, medical foster home care, Veteran Directed Care, and expansion of community based programs.

Duties

Develops and implements Quality Improvement plan for the VISN annually and reports plan and progress to VISN leadership quarterly. Reviews, analyzes and reports quality improvement data from the VISN 5 Bereaved Family Survey and other external survey tools related to patient satisfaction improvement. Develops a VISN 5 dashboard, prepares VISN reports and provide monthly/quarterly updates to VISN 5 Executive Leadership Council (ELC), VISN 5 Healthcare Delivery Committee (HDC), VISN 5 Rehabilitation and Extended Care Integrated Clinical Community (REC ICC) Subcommittee and associated communities of practice, VHA National Hospice and Palliative Care Program, and GRECC. Plans and administers VISN program virtual and face-to-face meetings to ensure ongoing development, education, training, and performance improvement initiatives. Provides technical assistance, policy interpretations and consultation on program and program evaluation/accountability issues through guidance materials, training workshops, on-site visits and verbal or written communication to the field. Promotes the development, implementation and sustainability of a network-wide standardized approach to the delivery of quality of care to Veterans and their families, specifically related to geriatric programs. Responsible for the management and operations of the REC ICC in close collaboration with the assigned Medical Center Director ICC Executive Co-Lead, the other five ICC Clinicians and Executive Co-Leads, and all other ICC cross-cutting services. Reviews/assists and consults with development of VISN service line clinical protocols, policies, guidelines and directives. Provides expertise in provider practice management, population-based health care management and use of data to assist providers in maximizing efficiency and achieve patient and provider satisfaction. Improving and continuously monitoring access to care across VISN 5 facilities while predicting and absorbing demand is a pivotal responsibility for this position. Reports and updates to VISN/facility leadership, pertinent committees and executive leadership trends and changes related to CLCs. Focuses on customer service issues as well as other activities that influence the organization's mission, healthcare, and policy. Work collaboratively and effectively with VISN and facility ICC leadership and the applicable VISN Healthcare Delivery Committee and applicable National ICC Committee to accomplish network strategic and tactical plans. Chairs the VISN REC ICC Committee with the Executive ICC Co-Lead and ensures governance is aligned with the VISN 5 Governance Policy 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 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

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: 1. Minimum 10 years experience. 2. Experience with GEC program surveys (survey preparation preferred). 3. Minimum 5 years leadership or program management experience. 4. Experience with working with multiple Geriatric Extended Care programs, institutional and non-institutional. 5. Experience collaborating across multiple facilities and national program offices. 6. Experience with data analysis and developing performance improvement initiatives. 7. Experience with developing program goals and monitoring outcomes. 8. Knowledgeable of Palliative and Dementia care programming; Bereaved family survey (BFS) and other veteran experience tools/monitors; CLC SAIL indicators and STAR ratings; Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) program standards (TJC survey experience preferred). 9. Experience with coordinating, organizing, and facilitating governance and/or planning meetings. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. It may require some lifting (10-20 lbs.) occasionally. Reaching above shoulder; Frequent keyboarding (4-7 hours per day); Sitting (4-7 hours per day); Walking up to 6 hours per day); Standing (up to 8 hours per day); Infrequent climbing/descending of stairs; Some bending; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously.

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 VISN 5 VA Capitol Health Care Network 849 International Drive, Suite 275 Linthicum, MD 21090 US
• Name: Pamela Mays
• Phone: 681-219-9860
• Email: [email protected]