Director of Primary Care

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

About the role

Lead with purpose in a role that blends clinical impact - leadership - and the opportunity to shape Veteran care across southeast Missouri. The John JPershing VAMC is seeking a physician leader to serve as Director of Primary Care - overseeing provider operations - clinical quality - access initiatives - and primary care performance across the medical center and surrounding community-based outpatient clinics.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the oversight and lead for all primary care performance metrics and requirements
• Manage primary care policies - processes and protocols
• Supervise the day-to-day operations of the providers assigned
• Participate in activities designated to meet all relevant requirements - including those of TJC and other accredited agencies
• Preserve excellent leadership skills - be knowledgeable and proficient with the principles of system redesign - including implementation and promotion of outpatient clinic access and hospital flow as well as well versed in electronic health records systems
• Be a key member of the clinical leadership team and report directly to the Service Chief - Primary Care at JJPVAMC
• Serve as the Physician Champion and User Role Assignment Coordinator (URAC) for EHRM (Cerner) roll out for the JJPVAMC

Requirements

• 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.
• 3-5 years of experience practicing in a primary care setting required.

Qualifications

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• 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
• Completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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)
• Residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action

Skills

• Excellent leadership skills
• Knowledgeable and proficient with the principles of system redesign
• Well versed in electronic health records systems

Benefits

• 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)
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Pay

Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday- Friday 0800-1630