The Lexington VA Health Care System is recruiting for the Chief of Medicine and Specialty Care Service. This is a senior medical position, typically Board-certified with experience which is progressive in breadth and intensity.
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. Basic Requirements: 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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), 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. 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 or fee-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. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
Duties may include, but are not limited to: Accountable to the Chief of Staff for all professional and administrative activities within Medical Service including selection, orientation, continuing education of staff the coordination and integration of interdepartmental and intradepartmental services the development and implementation of policies and procedures that guide and support the provisions of services recommendations for a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care/service recommendations for space and other resources needed by the department/service into the primary functions of the organization. Responsible for the quality of patient care rendered by members of the service including access, efficiency, effectiveness, and appropriateness of care and treatment of patients served by the service. Responsible for the continuous maintenance, assessment, and improvement of the quality of care and services provided. This includes the development of a written QA plan, including surgical case review, drug usage evaluations, medical record review, mortality reviews, blood usage review, pharmacy and therapeutics review, risk management, infection control, and utilization review. Transmit to the Professional Standards Board recommendations concerning classification, appointment, and delineation of clinical privileges for all STAFF and others requesting privileges in Medical Service after development and approval of such criteria by the service members. Maintain continuing surveillance of the professional performance of STAFF members with clinical privileges in Medical Service, and report thereon to the Professional Standards Board, when required or indicated. Responsible for assessing and recommending to center management off-site sources for needed patient care services not provided by the service or the hospital. Chair service meetings and is responsible for advising STAFF members of the recommendations and implications of Clinical Executive Board action as it concerns the service and Medical Center. Serves on hospital committees and task forces, both standing and ad hoc, as appropriate. May function as a medical officer and serve as attending physician for patient care within the scope of privileges granted. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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 - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm