The physician serves as the Clinical Director of Whole Health and provides patient care directly and through the supervision of residents and providers in the home and outpatient settings. In addition to their role as clinician, the physician will have administrative responsibilities for leadership and clinical direction of whole health and pain management initiatives. The physician will participate fully in all accreditation processes, reviews and site visits.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to: Collaborating with the Whole Health Program Manager and Whole health team Provide clinical leadership to the Whole Health Program Plan and direct the educational and clinical experience of medical students, residents and fellows as appropriate Advocate for whole health interventions with VHA leadership and providers Responsible for development of clinical whole health interventions Keeping the facility apprised of medical care and evidence-based practice standards for whole health and pain management in collaboration with other facility subject matter experts on pain and whole health Develop and arrange CIH clinic coverage Assist in gathering data regarding effectiveness of whole health interventions Develop plans for whole health outreach with use of our mobile medical unit Collaborate with other HBPC Medical Directors, VISN leadership, and VA Central Office staff on program development issues Responsible for provision of services in the CIH clinics as well as training and coordinating collateral duty providers involved in clinic Serve as SME on CIH use and will provide up-to -date information to facility providers on evidence -based usage of CIH as well as integrating Whole Health concepts into medical practice Will collaboratively work with other pain management providers to establish evidence-based utilization of CIH interventions for optimal treatment of pain (active methods before passive as possible) Provider and coordinator of CIH clinic which supports integration of stepped care model for pain as well as a point of triage and work toward treatments that are Veteran-centric and effective using internal resources Establish evidence-based treatment CIH usage for pain management and triage referral according to evidence maps 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: Full time

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: Physical medicine, pain management, whole health, experience with complementary integrative health interventions, program management, leadership Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: The position will require walking, standing or sitting for periods of up to 6-8 hours each day and delivering care, providing holistic care, and case management in the home of the veteran. This may require excessive bending, lifting, twisting, and driving at night and in inclement weather.

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 Chalmers P Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic 420 North James Road Columbus, OH 43219 US
• Name: Marc Nicholas
• Email: [email protected]