VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
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
MEDVAMC Deputy Chief of Staff - Operations
Represents the Chief of Staff (COS) in all aspects of administrative leadership,
including, but not limited to:
Serves, in conjunction with the Chief of Staff, Director, Deputy Director,
Associate Director for Patient Care Services, and the Associate Director, as
member of the Medical Center Executive Team.
Serves as a member of key health care system managerial bodies including
serving as a member of the organized medical staff, attending its meetings, and
helping to ensure adherence to its bylaws, rules and regulations.
Supervises employees to accomplish the work of the organization. This involves
assigning work, strategic planning, mentoring, educating, and performing
personnel management functions - e.g., leave administration, labor
management requirements, disciplinary actions, proficiencies, etc.
Works as a member of the Senior Management Team, which is responsible for
overall leadership, policy, planning, budget, operations, and performance of
the organization.
Works with multiple clinical and administrative service line leaders across
multiple locations to set performance standards, formulate strategic plans,
implement policy, perform ethical decision-making, implement systems
redesign, submit timely budgets, guide clinical performance improvement,
ensure quality outcomes and high patient satisfaction, guide costeffective/
efficient service delivery, and manage professional staff matters.
Leads or is an active member of various task groups and committees that
address clinical issues at the local, VISN, and national VHA level.
Coordinates and integrates programs into a comprehensive package of services
to meet the needs of patients and providers by establishing policies,
procedures, and guidelines to ensure quality and comprehensive services.
Guides management administrative matters affecting patient care, education,
research, and organizational policy.
Contributes to the strategic mission, vision, values, and goals of the MEDVAMC.
Has direct patient care responsibilities within his/her area of clinical expertise.
Sept. 2024
Responsible for delivering high quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care
while meeting or exceeding performance goals and meeting highest ethical
standards.
This individual will serve as a change agent, promoting change to the facility
quality, cost effective patient care.
Works with Fiscal Service, Business Office, Human Resources Management
Service, and as a full member of the Executive Leadership Team.
Assists in specific responsibilities to preside over the medical staff and assure
clinical excellence, uniform standards of practice, education, and research.
Assists the COS with many of the VHA clinical and administrative directives to
ensure they are appropriately translated into relevant local policies and
appropriately executed.
Assures the overall quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of patient care
delivered by all members of the medical staff.
Participates in strategic planning, resource allocation and performance
improvement activities. Ensures participation of the medical staff in
performance improvement activities.
Assists in ensuring patients receive quality care in a timely and courteous
manner. Ensures that all patients receive quality, preventive health care through
screening, counseling and education. Ensures that when symptoms and/or
signs occur, each patient is fully and appropriately assessed, treated for illness,
and followed-up.
Assists in ensuring that all medical staff (ancillary staff,
pharmacy, nursing mental health and medical/surgical providers are
knowledgeable and provide appropriate psychosocial care and counseling to
patients.
The Facility Deputy Chief of Staff - Operations is expected to maintain clinical
workload in his/her specialty of clinical care.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm
Starting at $250,000 Per Year (VM 15)
