Physician - Associate Chief of Staff, Ambulatory Care/Primary Care-Recruit/Relocation/EDRP Approved

About the role

The Associate Chief of Staff for Ambulatory Care will oversee the operation of Primary Care (including Women's Health and Tele-Health), Employee Occupational Health, Blind/Low Vision, and Compensation & Pension Unit. Ambulatory Care is directly aligned under the Chief of Staff.

Responsibilities

• Reviews/performs/provides duties and responsibilities of a primary care physician/internist.
• Exercises administrative, programmatic, clinical, and academic oversight of Ambulatory Care and programs to ensure delivery of quality services.
• Demonstrates leadership in interpreting and supporting the VISN mission, vision and values, while operating in accordance with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policies, facility and VISN policies, and standards of federal professional and accrediting agencies external to VHA.
• Adheres to the Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules and Regulations as set forth by the medical staff.
• Provides direction and support to Ambulatory Care staff regarding equipment technology, policies and procedures employed by VA North Texas Health Care System.
• Ensures that all applicable requirements of regulatory agencies such as The Joint Commission are met.
• Reviews quality control and quality improvement procedures performed by VA personnel in the Primary Care, Home Tele-health and Women Health Primary Care Service Line and makes recommendations for improvements, corrective actions, etc.
• Participates/reviews and documents performance improvement activities, including, but not limited to, external review programs, internal peer review programs, and accreditation requirements.
• Serves as an active member of various Medical Center committees.
• Assists the Chief of Staff in the tracking, monitoring, reporting, supervision and oversight of physician productivity, service reports, and special requests for reports, supervision of clinical and administrative staff.
• Works with onsite leadership on issues pertinent to the service; develops provider staffing models; directs the budgetary and fiscal management of the service; coordinates resource requests with the Chief of Staff for submission to top management; tracks workload.
• Develops or directs the development of performance standards, evaluates the performance of key service Section Chiefs, and reviews the evaluations made by subordinate supervisors or other employees.
• Directs patient care needs assessments; identifies gaps in services and supports program development to meet those needs.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Board Certification, preferably in Family Practice or Internal Medicine; however, other specialties are acceptable.

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.
• 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: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic 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.
• Additional Requirement: Proficiency in spoken and written English.