Physician Department Head (Chief Geriatric Medicine & Extended Care)

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Not present. Responsibilities? Duties. Requirements/Qualifications? There's Qualifications section. Benefits? There's benefits info: Paid Time Off, Retirement, Insurance, Licensure, CME, Malpractice, Contract. Also Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm with some on call and weekends based on VHA policy. We must include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have sections: Responsibilities (duties), Qualifications (basic requirements and preferred experience), Benefits (list of benefits), Pay (competitive salary...), Schedule (work schedule). Also maybe EDRP info? That's not a standard heading; could be part of Benefits? But EDRP is a program; maybe we can include under Benefits? The instruction says use headings for section headings (About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can include Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Also maybe include a short paragraph for EDRP eligibility? Could be part of Benefits? But EDRP is a specific incentive; could be placed under Benefits as a bullet. However we must not invent sections; we can include Benefits and list EDRP there. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate. We need to preserve all substantive information. Must not omit details like EDRP eligibility, program approval amounts, etc. Must include that info somewhere. Let's extract substantive info: - EDPR eligibility: position eligible for Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - student loan payment reimbursement program. Must meet specific eligibility per VHA policy, submit EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) determined by VHA Education Loan Repayment Services after review. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. - Qualifications: Must meet basic requirements and any additional requirements listed. Applicants pending completion of training or license may be referred but not hired until all met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met previous qualification standard are deemed to have met basic. - Basic Requirements: - US Citizenship (non-citizens only if cannot recruit qualified citizens per VA policy) - Degree of doctor of medicine or equivalent from allopathic or osteopathic medicine, from VA-approved school for year of study. - Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine/surgery in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or DC. - Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training approved by Secretary of VA in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. Note: VA physicians involved in academic training may need board certification for faculty status. Approved residencies: 1) Those approved by ACGME or AOA in list published for year residency/fellowship completed. 2) 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 (full unrestricted license) in US. 3) Non-US residency training programs followed by minimum three years of verified independent practice in US (full unrestricted license) performing duties related to position, deemed appropriate by local Medical Staff Executive Committee. Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs who would otherwise meet basic requirements eligible as Physician Resident Providers (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (not training license) and may only be appointed intermittently; not considered independent practitioners, not privileged; have scope of practice to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. In rare/unusual circumstances Facility Director can submit memo to VISN Director via VISN Chief Medical Officer who may approve reasonable exceptions to residency training requirement for physicians whose composite record warrants. - Proficiency in spoken and written English. - Preferred Experience: Experience working with Geriatric population across various clinical settings (outpatient clinic, nursing homes, home care, palliative and hospice care). Board certification geriatrics - internal medicine or family medicine. - Reference link: https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ - Physical Requirements: To perform successfully must have physical ability to perform job-related duties which may require light carrying (under 15 pounds), reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required, walking (up to 1 hour), standing (up to 1 hour), both legs required. May also be exposure to: working inside and outside, working closely with others, protracted or irregular hours of work. Health examination must be successfully completed prior to assignment and periodically thereafter as required by Occupational Health Clinic policy. May be intermittent exposure to blood and body fluids. - Duties: (list many) - Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) located in North Chicago, Illinois is nation's only fully integrated facility supporting Active Duty Naval service members, Naval recruits, and Veterans. Mission: 'Ready Warriors and Care For Heroes'. Actively seeking highly qualified board-certified Physician to join team. - Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) works under leadership/direction of Deputy Chief of Staff. Incumbent provides administrative and clinical oversight, actively involved in decisions supporting function and goals of GEC areas. Position encompasses Community Living Centers in GEC as well as Home Based Primary Care (HBPC). Providers in GEC responsible for inpatient care, graduate medical education, scientific research as appropriate. Position provides oversight to Geriatric Medicine in GEC Service Line. Incumbent will provide direct patient care, offer support to nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants, work with additional interdisciplinary staff. Chief of GEC acts as point of contact for fellow physicians and clinical staff assigned to Service Line. Works directly with all levels of organization on projects, committees, teams to meet overall needs of Geriatrics and Extended Care and facility. Chief of GEC should possess clinical experience, be familiar with variety of field's concepts, practices, procedures, and possess experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. - Major Duties: * Admit, follow, and discharge Community Living Center (CLC) patients as needed to maintain good patient flow. * Oversee geriatric and palliative care consultation for in-patient population. * Provide clear, complete direct and electronic communication with staff in all areas of Medical Center and with community contacts to facilitate smooth patient transitions, quality patient care, high customer satisfaction. * Participate in interdisciplinary team meeting (IDT) weekly. * Collaborate with GEC nurse practitioners/physician assistants, including case reviews and preceptor reviews. * Participate in care plan meetings and family meetings in conjunction with residents' care needs. * Meet ethical and professional standards as written in Medical Staff Bylaws and ensure work products follow written and communicated facility expectations, standards, policies, procedures. * Provide informal clinical consultation for GEC staff. * Participate in selected VA committees as needed. * Maintain current requirements for credentialing and privileging including necessary license and certifications. * Pursue high quality continuing education and professional development opportunities. Healthcare field ever-changing requires constant updating of knowledge; incumbent should participate in continuing education that enhances health care management skills and knowledge. * Duties require numerous daily contacts with residents, employees, visitors, plus VA headquarters reps, VISN reps, medical care reps, officials of other government agencies, reps of educational affiliates, community and State health care providers, etc. * Respond to any suspense, Congressional or OIG inquiry, etc related to GEC Service Line. * Creates and monitors quality improvement measures for process improvement in active collaboration with Quality Management Office. * Responsible for compliance with all safety, regulatory, and accrediting body requirements. - Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm with some on call and weekends based on VHA policy. - Benefits/Pay etc: - VA offers comprehensive total rewards package: VHA Physician Total Rewards. - EDPR Authorized: Former EDPR participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA EDPR Program Support VHAEDRPProgramSupport@va.gov the EDPR Coordinator for questions/assistance. - Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases. - Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days annual leave - 13 days 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. We need to output HTML fragment with headings

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      under Benefits or separate? Since Benefits heading expects list; we could include EDPR as a list item under Benefits. Let's craft. First, Responsibilities section: Paragraph: "Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois is the nation's only fully integrated facility supporting Active Duty Naval service members, Naval recruits, and the nation's Veterans, with a mission to 'Ready Warriors and Care For Heroes'. The Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) reports to the Deputy Chief of Staff and provides administrative and clinical oversight for GEC, including Community Living Centers and Home Based Primary Care, while also overseeing geriatric medicine within the GEC Service Line." Then list duties. We'll need to capture all duties bullet points. Let's extract bullet points from the text: - Admit, follow, and discharge Community Living Center (CLC) patients as needed to maintain good patient flow. - Oversee geriatric and palliative care consultation for the in-patient population. - Provide clear, complete direct and electronic communication with staff in all areas of the Medical Center and with community contacts to facilitate smooth patient transitions, quality patient care, and high customer satisfaction. - Participate in interdisciplinary team meeting (IDT) weekly. - Collaborate with the GEC nurse practitioners/physician assistants, including case reviews and preceptor reviews. - Participate in care plan meetings and family meetings in conjunction with residents' care