Physician - Geriatrics Transitional Care Program Medical Director

About the role

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. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Performs day-to-day clinical activities, which may include providing patient care in the Geriatrics Transitional Care Program, all GEC clinics/CLC, including all telehealth modalities, e-consults, and as-needed coverage in other GEC programs.
• Collaborates daily with the interdisciplinary team (IDT), referral sources and all stakeholders.
• Participates in program development, quality improvement, and systems redesign projects; required to follow through with projects and show evidence of completed projects.
• Provides effective leadership to interdisciplinary teams and administrative staff.
• Supervises clinical staff, to include a nurse navigator, nurse practitioner, physician assistant and administrative/clerical staff.
• Provides collaborative physician coverage in all GEC programs including non-institutional care programs.
• Provides guidance and coaching as needed to other Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and/or Nurses in GEC and referral sources.
• Completes medical records and encounters timely and accurately.
• Participates in educational activities for all trainees, i.e., curriculum development, bedside teaching, formal didactics, and just-in-time teaching.
• Affords assistance to the service chief in administrative assignments such as timekeeping, recruitment, staff development, performance measures, VISN and the national task force.
• Participates in Committees, Root Cause Analysis and Quality Improvement projects.
• Completes Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations and all peer reviews by due date.
• Completes Medical Center Policy, Standard Operating Procedure and required reports.
• Completes Talent Management System modules and other required trainings by deadline.
• Completes and/or assists service chief with regulatory inquiry, including the Joint Commission survey, OIG Review, etc.

Requirements

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

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:
• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

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)

Schedule

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, shared on-call for afterhours, weekends and federal holidays.

Benefits

Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.