Physician (Home Based Primary Care Medical Director)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Memphis, TN · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$200/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real specific content. The posting includes summary, qualifications, duties, benefits/pay/schedule details.
We need to parse content: The posting includes a summary paragraph: "The Lt. Col. Luke Weathers - Jr. - VAMC in Memphis - TN is recruiting for a Home Bases Primary Care (HBPC) Medical Director Physician to serve as a full-time Geriatrics and Extended Care physician. The position is accountable to the Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care - for assuring the most effective delivery of state-of-the-art care by meeting or exceeding compliance standards."
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for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real specific content. The posting includes summary, qualifications, duties, benefits/pay/schedule details.
We need to parse content: The posting includes a summary paragraph: "The Lt. Col. Luke Weathers - Jr. - VAMC in Memphis - TN is recruiting for a Home Bases Primary Care (HBPC) Medical Director Physician to serve as a full-time Geriatrics and Extended Care physician. The position is accountable to the Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care - for assuring the most effective delivery of state-of-the-art care by meeting or exceeding compliance standards."
We can put that under an About the role
maybe. Or "About the role" is appropriate.
Qualifications: The posting has a long "Qualifications" section with basic requirements etc. We'll put under Qualifications
(or Requirements). Since they ask to use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose Qualifications for the qualification details. Could also have Requirements but we can combine.
Responsibilities: The duties section is long; we can put under Responsibilities
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Benefits: The posting includes "VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package" then details: Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus), Education Debt Reduction Program, Pay, Paid Time Off, Retirement, Insurance, Licensure, CME, Malpractice, Contract, Work Schedule. We need to separate Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections only if posting actually states them. It does state Pay: "Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases". It states Paid Time Off: 50-55 days... It states Retirement, Insurance, Licensure, CME, Malpractice, Contract, Work Schedule. So we can have sections: Benefits (covering total rewards package, sign-on bonus, EDRP, insurance, retirement, etc.), Pay (competitive salary...), Schedule (Work Schedule Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm). Also maybe include Paid Time Off under Benefits or separate? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could combine Paid Time Off into Benefits. But they said include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. Paid Time Off is specific content; could be part of Benefits. However they also have a separate Pay and Schedule sections. We can decide to have Benefits (including total rewards, sign-on bonus, EDRP, insurance, retirement, licensure, CME, malpractice, contract, paid time off). Pay (competitive salary...). Schedule (work schedule). That seems reasonable.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO etc. The posting didn't have obvious boilerplate except maybe "VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package" is not boilerplate. We'll keep.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for qualifications we have many items; we should format as list. For responsibilities also list. For benefits also list.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like "United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy". We'll keep as list items.
We need to be careful not to lose details like the long qualification text. We'll break into list items each representing a requirement or sub-requirement.
We also need to keep the "Additional Requirement: Maintaining a valid Drivers' License" and "Preferred Experience: ..." as list items.
We need to keep the "Physical Requirements: In accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 5019." Might be a line; we can keep as list item.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
The Lt. Col. Luke Weathers - Jr. - VAMC in Memphis - TN is recruiting for a Home Bases Primary Care (HBPC) Medical Director Physician to serve as a full-time Geriatrics and Extended Care physician. The position is accountable to the Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care - for assuring the most effective delivery of state-of-the-art care by meeting or exceeding compliance standards.
Qualifications
- 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 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
- 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 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
- OR (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 (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
- OR (3) 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
- Exceptions: 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 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
- 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
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Additional Requirement: Maintaining a valid Drivers' License
- Preferred Experience: Outpatient or in-home management of frailty - goals of care and complex - chronic medical conditions
- Geriatric care or elder care experience preferred
- Experience with interdisciplinary teams or work groups
- Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
- Physical Requirements: In accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
Responsibilities
- The HBPC Program Medical Director is a physician who is responsible for the overall medical care delivered by the HBPC Team in the Memphis VA Medical Center with outpatient experience and geriatrics qualifications preferred
- Physician will collaborate with the HBPC Program Director and provide medical leadership to the HBPC Program
- The HBPC Medical Director will advocate for the HBPC with VHA leadership and the medical community
- Serves as back-up for the other HBPC Team providers
- He/she reports to the Associate Chief of Staff-Geriatrics and Extended Care
- General duties include - but are not limited to:
- Oversees and clinically supervises the program staff physicians and mid-level providers
- Responsible for overall clinical supervision and management of patients in the HBPC Program
- Responsible for the maintenance and improvement of medical systems to deliver quality health care for the HBPC patients - which includes performance improvement activities
- Monitors appropriateness of care provided to patients in the HBPC Program
- Collaborates with the HBPC Team in handling patient medical complaints - investigates unusual occurrences - and prepares responses for signature of the Director via the Chief of Staff
- Make visits at the HBPC patients at home - when appropriate to provide care or resolve issues
- Responsible for formulating educational programs for medical staff involved in the HBPC Program at the Memphis VA Medical Center
- Coordinates the educational and clinical experience of medical students - residents - and fellows assigned to the HBPC Program
- Participate in HBPC team meetings to discuss clinical and administrative issues - specific patient care problems and professional staff needs for interdisciplinary team members - offering solutions to problems and identifying areas where policy should be developed
- Keep the HBPC team apprised of medical care advances and practice standards
- Arrange HBPC primary care provider coverage and communicates the plan of coverage to the HBPC team
- Join any other HBPC physicians in providing medical administrative support such as reviewing - approving and signing forms requiring physician signature for the HBPC patients
- Collaborate with the Program Director to select HBPC team members
- Readily available to the team members for collaboration when medical and/or other problems arise
- Serves as backup for other HBPC team physicians and the inpatient Geriatrics Evaluation and Management (GEM) unit physician
- Collaborating with community home health and hospice agencies as needed for HBPC patients
- Any other duties as assigned by the supervising physician or his/her designee as it relates to scope of practice
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Responsibilities
The HBPC Program Medical Director is a physician who is responsible for the overall medical care delivered by the HBPC Team in the Memphis VA Medical Center with outpatient experience and geriatrics qualifications preferred. Physician will collaborate with the HBPC Program Director and provide medical leadership to the HBPC Program. The HBPC Medical Director will advocate for the HBPC with VHA leadership and the medical community. Serves as back-up for the other
About the role
The Lt. Col. Luke Weathers - Jr. - VAMC in Memphis - TN is recruiting for a Home Bases Primary Care (HBPC) Medical Director Physician to serve as a full-time Geriatrics and Extended Care physician. The position is accountable to the Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care - for assuring the most effective delivery of state-of-the-art care by meeting or exceeding compliance standards.
Qualifications
- 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 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
- 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 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
- OR (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 (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
- OR (3) 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
- Exceptions: 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 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
- 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
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Additional Requirement: Maintaining a valid Drivers' License
- Preferred Experience: Outpatient or in-home management of frailty - goals of care and complex - chronic medical conditions
- Geriatric care or elder care experience preferred
- Experience with interdisciplinary teams or work groups
- Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
- Physical Requirements: In accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
Responsibilities
- The HBPC Program Medical Director is a physician who is responsible for the overall medical care delivered by the HBPC Team in the Memphis VA Medical Center with outpatient experience and geriatrics qualifications preferred
- Physician will collaborate with the HBPC Program Director and provide medical leadership to the HBPC Program
- The HBPC Medical Director will advocate for the HBPC with VHA leadership and the medical community
- Serves as back-up for the other HBPC Team providers
- He/she reports to the Associate Chief of Staff-Geriatrics and Extended Care
- General duties include - but are not limited to:
- Oversees and clinically supervises the program staff physicians and mid-level providers
- Responsible for overall clinical supervision and management of patients in the HBPC Program
- Responsible for the maintenance and improvement of medical systems to deliver quality health care for the HBPC patients - which includes performance improvement activities
- Monitors appropriateness of care provided to patients in the HBPC Program
- Collaborates with the HBPC Team in handling patient medical complaints - investigates unusual occurrences - and prepares responses for signature of the Director via the Chief of Staff
- Make visits at the HBPC patients at home - when appropriate to provide care or resolve issues
- Responsible for formulating educational programs for medical staff involved in the HBPC Program at the Memphis VA Medical Center
- Coordinates the educational and clinical experience of medical students - residents - and fellows assigned to the HBPC Program
- Participate in HBPC team meetings to discuss clinical and administrative issues - specific patient care problems and professional staff needs for interdisciplinary team members - offering solutions to problems and identifying areas where policy should be developed
- Keep the HBPC team apprised of medical care advances and practice standards
- Arrange HBPC primary care provider coverage and communicates the plan of coverage to the HBPC team
- Join any other HBPC physicians in providing medical administrative support such as reviewing - approving and signing forms requiring physician signature for the HBPC patients
- Collaborate with the Program Director to select HBPC team members
- Readily available to the team members for collaboration when medical and/or other problems arise
- Serves as backup for other HBPC team physicians and the inpatient Geriatrics Evaluation and Management (GEM) unit physician
- Collaborating with community home health and hospice agencies as needed for HBPC patients
- Any other duties as assigned by the supervising physician or his/her designee as it relates to scope of practice
- inside
- . That's okay but might be considered invalid? It's allowed. However we could flatten: keep top-level list for responsibilities and include sub-items as separate
- with dash? But instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It didn't forbid nesting. We'll keep simple: just a flat list of responsibilities, each as
- . We'll incorporate the "General duties include - but are not limited to:" as a
- maybe not needed. Better to keep as a
intro then list. But they said use
for prose. So we can have a
intro then
- for list.
Thus:
Responsibilities
The HBPC Program Medical Director is a physician who is responsible for the overall medical care delivered by the HBPC Team in the Memphis VA Medical Center with outpatient experience and geriatrics qualifications preferred. Physician will collaborate with the HBPC Program Director and provide medical leadership to the HBPC Program. The HBPC Medical Director will advocate for the HBPC with VHA leadership and the medical community. Serves as back-up for the other