The Chief Medical Officer functions within a highly complex and growing healthcare network. VISN 10 has an operating budget of $8.3B and is comprised of 10 VA medical centers, 1 Ambulatory Care center, a network of 77 Community Based Outpatient Clinics and 24 other outpatient services clinics throughout Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Northern Kentucky. VISN 10 provides personalized, proactive, patient-centered care to Veterans throughout Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Northern Kentucky.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not 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 The Chief Medical Officer reports to the VISN Network Director and operates on a broad delegation of authority with independence of action. The incumbent performs under policies established and is responsible to them for effective and economical management of the clinical VISN and medical center activities. Principal guidelines include Public Laws and related regulations, Executive Orders, Comptroller General Decisions, OMB and OPM regulations, VA national goals, objectives, policies and standards, and VA Manuals, Program Guides and Circulars. The Chief Medical Officer exercises independent judgment, initiative, resourcefulness, and originality in facilitating achievement of the medical center's mission. Duties include but not limited to: Conceptualize, communicate, and promote a vision of health care delivery which is consistent with the VHA's and the Network's articulated goals. Participate fully as a member of the Network executive leadership team, providing advice and counsel in all aspects of the defining and accomplishing the creation of an integrated health care delivery system; advise Executive Leadership on issues pursuant to VHA clinical, educational, and research missions; share clinical expertise, most specifically, in the areas of primary care, mental health care, rehabilitation/geriatrics and extended care, specialty care, diagnostics, and surgery services. Serve as a change agent in the development of a new organizational culture by encouraging diversity of ideas, systems thinking, teamwork with dismantling of clinical and administrative silos, and innovative reward and recognition strategies. Serve as a patient advocate, promoting patient-centered care and provider conduct consistent with the organizational mission, values, and standards. Actively facilitate the maintenance of a network-wide primary care system to provide access and continuity of care for all Veterans. Provide clinical guidance and ethical leadership for clinical programs. Participate in both short and long-range planning of all patient care, education, and research programs in the Network including coordination of care between facilities, markets, and with community health care organizations. Assist in the identification, selection, development, motivation, and evaluation of senior clinical personnel at all medical facilities in the Network. Collaborate with others in ensuring compliance with laws, regulations and rules of accrediting bodies and third-party payers governing all clinical operations, inclusive of the maintenance of the integrity of educational and research programs conducted under the auspices of the Network and its constituent facilities. Coordinate strategic planning efforts for health care delivery with effective business planning to assure maximum healthcare quality. Conduct site visits to Network facilities on an ongoing basis to observe care delivery and monitor compliance with acceptable care delivery approaches. Participates in national VHA policy development and oversight efforts. Represents Network leadership in a broad array of situations and with diverse audiences. Encourage clinical innovation, excellence in educational endeavors, and applied research in improving the health and well-being of Veterans. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, tour of duty hours 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Telework: Negotiable with 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. Preferred Experience: Experience as a Chief Medical Officer or Chief of Staff. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: The position will require frequent travel, especially within the VISN, or to VACO. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, and sitting. There are no special physical requirements for doing this work.

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 10 VA Health Care System 11500 Northlake Drive, Suite 200 Cincinnati, OH 45249 US
• Name: Tracy Seagraves
• Phone: 656-565-8454
• Email: [email protected]