Physician (Regular Ft) Chief of Diagnostic Services

About the role

The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center is located in Clarksburg, West Virginia and serves a veteran population of approximately 70,000 in north central West Virginia and adjacent counties in Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Responsibilities

Provide direction and oversight for all clinical and administrative activities of the service with commitment to continuous improvement of patient outcomes and services delivered.
Collaborate and coordinate with the service Administrative Officer for all administrative activities of the service.
Integrate the service into the primary functions of the organization and integrate the service mission and goals into those of the Medical Center, Network, and Department of Veterans Affairs.
Coordinate and integrate clinical functions shared by services, including all issues and concerns between services.
Develop and implement service policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of the service.
Identify and recommend the sufficient number of qualified and competent staff to provide clinical care and services.
Provide continuing supervision/surveillance of the professional performance of all individuals who have delineated privileges or defined scopes of practice in the service.
Develop and implement a performance improvement plan for continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of services provided.
Identify or recommend space and other resources needed by the service to provide safe, efficient, and effective clinical care.
Assess and recommend off-station sources for indicated patient care services not provided by the service or by the organization.
Review monitors of service performance to ensure compliance with local, network, and central policies, procedures, and mandates.
Responsible and accountable for the quantity and quality of patient care delivered by each employee under his/her supervision.
Provide guidance and counseling for staff members directly supervised, and initiate disciplinary actions, when appropriate, in accordance with VHA rules and regulations.
Assure adherence, by those under the supervision of the Service Chief, to the medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations.
Promulgate an on-call roster for those supervised positions that take call.
Coordinate the leave schedules of supervised staff, optimally a year in advance, to ensure adequate clinical coverage for all supervised areas.
Build collaborative working relationships among members of the service and with other services.
Implement local, network, and central clinical policies and procedures including practice guidelines, and take a leadership role in improving important clinical functions, some of which are contained in local, network, or national performance measures.

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. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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.

Education

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 an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:

• Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted,
• Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.

For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]

Additional information

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