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The VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) is seeking a physician to serve as the Chief of Medicine Service. Candidates with prior VHA experience, clinical leadership and managerial skills preferred.
10/10/2018 to 04/26/2019
$130,000 - $320,000 per year
VM 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
None
Yes
Yes
CBBS-10326840-19-AAP
513527100
Responsibilities:
Responsible for participation in the promotion and oversight of appropriate performance improvement and systems redesign activities and advancing the principles of access and timeliness of care.
Directs health care programs, delegating authority and responsibility to meet both VASDHS and Medicine Service goals and to apply that knowledge to improve and optimize health care.
Supervises the clinical Section Chiefs in addition to Medicine Service administrative staff and responsible for assigning duties to staff within Medicine Service.
Responsible for meeting all clinical performance measures related to Medicine Service and assisting hospital leadership, when possible, in meeting facility-wide measures Collaborates with hospital leadership in identifying strategic opportunities and initiatives
Participates in wide-ranging and higher-level management functions for Medicine Service through participation and planning in operational boards, councils and committees within VASDHS, the VISN and VHA.
Serve as the primary liaison for common interests between VASDHS and the UCSD School of Medicine, and specifically, the Department of Medicine and its Subspecialty Divisions.
Determines goals, priorities and direction for the Medicine Service and its clinical operations and administrative functions.
Responsible for the fiscal management of Medicine Service.
Oversees all personnel management aspects of Medicine Service, including credentialing and privileging, defining scope of practice/privileges for medicine personnel, focused and ongoing professional practice evaluations, ongoing performance evaluations and assures the maintenance of continuing education for staff physicians.
Facilitates and encourages academic physicians to pursue education and research opportunities. The incumbent collaborates effectively in this mission with the Chair, Department of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine. He/she will also oversee time allocation and activities of physicians involved in VA-approved and VA-funded research activities and review research proposals.
Work Schedule: VA San Diego Healthcare System is a 24/7 operation. The Chief of Medicine Service, may be required to work days, nights, off-tour, weekends, and holidays to meet the needs of our Veterans. Typical schedule will be Monday-Friday 8:AM to 4:30 PM.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
The Chief of Medicine is responsible for oversight of all physician staff, providers and administrative staff in Medicine Service. In particular, the Chief of Medicine is responsible for the full array of clinical operations and administrative functions of inpatient General and Internal Medicine, along with the subspecialties of Allergy, Cardiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Palliative Care, Pulmonary, Rheumatology, and Sleep Medicine.
Applicants who are board certified in Internal Medicine or a Medical subspecialty are preferred. Qualified candidates should have experience and expertise in administering programs, clinical operations, teaching and research. The Chief of Medicine will be responsible for oversight, direction, and joint program development with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. The successful candidate will qualify for a faculty appointment in the UCSD Department of Medicine commensurate with training and experience. Position affords the opportunity to teach and conduct research.
Position is predominantly administrative in nature, but the incumbent may have a minority of their time (10-45%) in a clinical role as appropriate to his/her clinical discipline and specialty area.
Conducts regular meetings to keep staff informed of all clinical business, policies, procedures, goals and priorities.
Working with high-level administrative support staff, the incumbent will be responsible for the development of position descriptions and competencies for direct report staff, along with the development and completion of performance standards and appraisals.
Addresses grievances, administers disciplinary actions and nominates incentive awards in all matters concerning Medicine Service staff members
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides an overview of the benefits associated with a VA practice: VHA physician brochure.
Annual leave shall accrue for full-time physicians at the rate of 26 days per leave year (1 day per pay period).
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: Applicant's education and length of practice (experience) will be considered by a Compensation Panel in determining the salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes (upload C.V. as resume document type):
CV
VA Form 10-2850 - Application for Physicians, Dentists, Podiatrists, Optometrists & Chiropractors can be found at: http://www.va.gov/vaforms/search_action.asp?FormNo=2850&tkey=&Action=Search.
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please use this checklist to ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's, etc.
Cover Letter
DD-214
VA Form 10-2850
Other Veterans Document
Resume
SF-15
SF-50
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 4/26/2019 to receive consideration.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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