This is a temporary position of a 120 day detail.
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/. Physical Requirements: Physical and mental status of individuals should enable them to perform all their duties under normal and emergent conditions. The applicant must have the ability to perform efficiently and without hazard to self or others will encompass consideration of physical, mental, and emotional ability as related to realistic requirements for the duties and responsibilities to be assumed. See VA Directives and VA Handbook 5019.
Major duties include, but are not limited to: Ongoing professional practice evaluations for CTAD direct supports. This involves chart review on a yearly basis for direct reports and making sure they are maintaining a reasonable standard of practice. Grid Mapping/Productivity reviews - Section chief is responsible for reviewing productivity of direct reports on a quarterly basis, discuss findings with the respective report and adjust schedule to the service line needs. Clinic request and leave approvals - Manage and review leave request of direct reports to ensure appropriate clinical coverage that is needed by the clinic. Call off reviews and guidance to MSA Staff - Manage and review patients with direct report call offs to ensure coverage and or proper rescheduling for veterans affected on the daily basis Recruitment - Reviewing certifications of applicants and with service line leadership to ensure appropriate clinical needs are assessed consistently. New employee orientation - Coordinating onboarding with HR for new hires, approving appropriate access/equipment needed for the position/orient the staff to the clinic. Monitoring of consults and distribute appropriately - Specifically the CTAD ASAP consults that need to be reviewed on daily basis Clinical back up as needed - Overflow coverage as needed Section Chief and direct report meetings - Attending BHSL meetings and reporting the service line about clinic operations Psychiatry / Addiction Medicine resident orientation, supervision, and onboarding Liaison with other service lines - Attending meetings with other service lines regarding collaboration on mutual patient, input on new policies, and input on addiction related treatment. 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, 8a-4:30p