The Administrative Medicine Section Chief is responsible for overseeing Employee Occupational Health and Compensation and Pension Services at the Detroit VA Medical Center. This position reports to the Chief of ICS Service.

Duties

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 Administrative Medicine Section Chief is licensed to practice medicine and authorized by credentialing, training, and/or experience to provide employee occupational health services in the work environment. Examinations and evaluation may be conducted for the purpose of: Initial and subsequent official VA personnel actions. - Assisting employees in health promotion and disease prevention. Safeguarding the health and safety of employees and others. Detecting unsafe working conditions or those which may pose health hazards. Detecting diseases, discussing any detected non-work-related medical findings with the employee, and recommending consultation with a personal health care provider. Determining whether the employee is medically able to return to work or resume regular duties without impairing his/her own health or the health of others after a period of injury or illness. Pre-placement physical examination to determine the physical, cognitive, and emotional fitness of applicants for appointment. Determine medical clearance status. After Medical Review Officer certification, will functions as Medical Review Officer for all pre-placement, annual, or HR requested drug screens. Performs annual health promotion evaluations including screening tests at the request of the employee. - Performs special physical examination to determine fitness-for-duty. May order a psychiatric and psychological assessment. The physician shall complete a medical report for all OWCP cases treated in the facility. The Compensation and Pension (C & P) physician perform the following duties to render a diagnosis and report for the Veterans Benefits Administration: Performs examinations to include history and physical findings. Expanded single organ/system compensation and pension exams. Order tests and various studies to form a diagnosis. Request consultations and/or make recommendations for additional studies as appropriate. Render an opinion supported by fact to establish the presence or absence of disease or condition making patient eligible/ineligible for compensation and/or pension. Assigned as the VBA Vocational Rehab medical advisor This position is assigned as the Occupational Employee Health (OEH) who would perform the following duties: Daily AMO (Agency Medical Officer) needs - physicals/injuries/illness Facility Medical Review Officer (MRO) Infection exposure evaluation/monitoring/CLC-COVID 19 Staff monitoring VISN/National/Detroit VAMC meetings Huddles FLU vaccine - 9 months planning and implementing The Administrative Medicine Section Chief is responsible for the overall clinical and administrative functions of the section. This position would oversee 23 employees. This position requires DMA certification to do Compensation and Pension Exams. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM May be required to cover evenings/weekends

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. Additional Requirement: Board Certified in Internal Medicine Preferred Experience: 2 years of VHA Experience is preferred but required. The ideal applicant would have experience working in compensation and pension medicine as well as occupational health. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Physical Requirements to perform the duties of an Occupational Health provider.

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 John D Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4646 John R Street Detroit, MI 48201 US
• Name: Jessica Thomas
• Phone: 734-905-0968
• Email: [email protected]