Physician GI & Hepatology Section Chief

Job Title

Incumbent will be a member of the Medical Service and will participate in patient care, teaching and administrative activities as assigned.

They will function as an independent physician provider, and they will provide medical care in the spectrum of their field of training and privileging and in all aspects of patient care including inpatient/outpatient care.

The incumbent will be responsible for, but not limited to the following duties:

• Providing leadership and administrative support to the GI/Hep Section in the role of Section Chief.
• Continue and further the development of the clinical programs.
• Providing patient care in the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System.
• Supervise and teach medical students, interns and residents, and fellows.
• Participate in Process Improvement/Quality Assurance projects and other administrative duties as assigned, including Section meetings.
• Provide expert consultation and treatment to patients in all clinical settings.
• Evaluate and triage specialty consults.
• Obtain medical histories, conduct physical examinations, recommend, order and evaluate appropriate laboratory testing, and plan and prescribe treatment for patients.
• Provide on-call services as assigned, usually as part of a rotation with other section physicians.
• Participate in monitoring the quality, safety, and appropriateness of patient care, both at the Section and facility level.
• Incumbent will perform administrative tasks as assigned, including, but not limited to peer reviews, Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE), special projects that help fulfill and/or enhance the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs as assigned by the Chief of Medicine/Chief of Staff/ELT.
• Participate in the educational programs for section personnel as well as the medical staff.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm