The St. Cloud VA Health Care System is looking to fill their Physician - Surgery Specialty Care (SSC) Integrated Clinical Community (ICC) Director position, located within the Surgery Specialty Care service line, in St. Cloud, MN. The incumbent must have strong managerial and organizational skills as well as extensive clinical knowledge in the area of surgery.
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. Additional Requirement: Board Certified in Surgery Preferred Experience: Strong Leadership Skills, Strong Communication, Ability to Build Coalitions Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting (45# or more), moderate carrying (up to 45#), reaching above shoulders, use of both hands and legs, use of fingers, prolonged walking and standing, intermittent crawling, kneeling, and bending, ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4, far binocular correctable to 20/40, vision, hearing (aide permitted), mental and emotional stability.
The SSC ICC Director provides leadership and management for the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC), Surgical Service (General Surgery, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Urology, ENT), Anesthesia and Specialty Care (Optometry, Dental and Audiology), ensuring the delivery of high-quality surgical care to our Veterans. This role encompasses administrative, clinical, and educational responsibilities and requires a strong commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and multidisciplinary collaboration. The major duties of the SSC ICC Director include but are not limited to the following: Must be credentialed and privileged in the practice of surgery at the VA medical facility. Provides leadership and oversight to ensure effective management of the Facility Surgical Work Group (FSWG) activities. Serve as a member of relevant committees and workgroups, representing the surgical service and contributing to facility-wide initiatives. Overseeing and responding to issues, concerns and deficiencies in clinical outcomes, surgical standards of care, and coordination of surgical care with the VA medical facility. Ensuing dissemination of information provided by NSO or the VISN leadership to FSWG members and others as appropriate. Facilitating and participating in VA medical facility surgical mortality and morbidity review conferences. Collaborating with the facility surgical quality nurse to ensure the validity of surgical data entered into the VistA Surgery Package (or equivalent electronic health record surgery platform) for each procedure performed in an operating room. Coordinating ongoing functions of the facility surgical quality nurse, including timely VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) data submission and compliance with other VASQIP requirements. Assist in the assessment and management of all faculty, students, residents and staff in the SSC ICC. Provides oversight of all items relating to Employee Relations /Labor Relations, Equal Employment Opportunity, patient advocate issues, Joint Patient Safety reports, etc. Provides guidance and clinical supervision for the nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, and health technicians assigned to Surgery and Specialty Care (SSC), and Ambulatory Care Services (ASC). Monitor and evaluate the performance of surgical staff, promoting professional development and ensuring compliance with VA regulations and standards. Assists in the development, implementation, and expansion of programs in the SSC/ASC. Oversees the SSC ICC budget. Participates in various facility programs designed to enhance and improve the delivery of patient care services, to include but not limited to Process Improvement Action Teams, Root Cause Analysis, and Peer Review. Exhibits leadership in initiating change in patient care programs based on current concepts and findings from evidence-based research and studies. Keeps informed of developments in the management treatment of diseases and illness through continuing medical education, both formal and informal. Consistently communicates and treats customers (patients and their families, veterans and their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous and tactful manner. Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately. Actively participates in external review bodies; Joint Commission, Office of Inspector General, Office of Medical Investigation, Annual Workplace Evaluation and others as appropriate. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates only. 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, 0800-1630.