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Serve as a Intensive care unit (ICU) Supervisor, triaging, evaluating and consulting for inpatient and outpatients. Communicate with on-site providers about active issues, participating in remedies, arranging coverage for staffing gaps, maintaining a team schedule.
This announcement can be extended past the original close date. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be reviewed and considered every 8 to 14 days. Until the position is filled.
04/16/2025 to 05/02/2025
$328,000 - $400,000 per year
Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay)
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
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Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
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CBSU-12724468-25-TF
835368100
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
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.
The ICU Medical Director is a supervisory role and is responsible for being a major representative of our ICU services to the medical center administration at meetings, coordinating team-based ICU/SDU care among medical staff, nursing, APPs, trainees, and other (ECHCS) stakeholders, and spearheading innovative approaches to critical care to meet the needs of our veterans and staff. They will be involved with several workgroups or committees to maintain up-to-date, guideline based practices and good relations with all services that use the ICU and Step Down Unit. Substantial time will be protected to perform Administrative Responsibilities including but are not limited to:
Duties Include but are not limited to:
(1) Critical Care Committee co-chair, Oversee monthly critical care-related subcommittee reporting, presents SAIL/Quality Metric review for targeting areas of improvement, directs and implements policy/protocol revisions, and reports up to the Health Delivery Council quarterly.
(2) Attends Weekly ICU Workgroup (made of ICU director, ICU nursing leadership)
(3) Supervision of the APP group, including semiannual performance evaluations
(4) Supervision of the Nocturnal Intensivist group, including semiannual performance
evaluations
(5) Creating schedules for inpatient service providers (APPs and MDs) with assistance of
agenda or similar staffing software/s.
(6) Maintaining open communication with on-site providers about active issues and participating in remedies, such as arranging coverage for potential staffing gaps, maintaining a jeopardy schedule.
(7) Participation in hiring actions (interviews, scoring, decisions, and
assistance/coordinating the onboarding process with HR).
(8) responding to Patient Safety Reports (JPSRs) after brief investigation, providing brief
summary and recommendations to prevent similar events moving forward.
(9) Implementing feedback from all members of the multidisciplinary team in the
ICU/SDU setting to make positive changes as appropriate
In addition to their ICU supervisory/administrative roles, the ICU supervisor will work clinically as an independent physician provider in the Pulmonary/ Critical Care/Sleep Section within the Medicine Service line. They will provide medical care within the spectrum of their field of board eligible/board certified expertise in all aspects of patient care including inpatient/outpatient care as applicable. The incumbent will be a member of Pulmonary/Critical Care Section in the Medical Service and will participate in patient care, teaching, research, quality improvement, and administrative activities of the Division, as assigned.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): 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. Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact
Anthony Salas @, anthony.salas3@va.gov or tel: (719) 468-9229, the EDRP 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 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)
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
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (In addition to regular hours as the ICU director, you will be expected to support ICU for unexpected emergencies/decisions that may arise.)
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
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.
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NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The 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.
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