Associate Chief of Staff- Integrated Clinical Services (Podiatrist)

Associate Chief Of Staff For Integrated Clinical Service

The John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is seeking a transformative and visionary leader for the Associate Chief of Staff for Integrated Clinical Service (ACOS ICS), reporting directly to the Chief of Staff. In addition to Emergency Department, subspecialties aligned under the ICS Service include: Neurology, Compensation and Pension, Pain (including acupuncture) and Chiropractic care. Applicants must be US citizens, have an M.D. or D.O. degree, possess American Board Certification and have demonstrated administrative and leadership experience (ideally as Service Chief or Department Chair). The candidate should be an inspiring and effective role model, innovative thinker, customer-service focused, and have proven clinical excellence, with exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills. The VAMC serves as a major WSU-SOM site for pre-and post-graduate education in medicine, surgery, and psychiatry. A growing basic and clinical research program now exceeds $8 million in annual funding. Duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Ability to motivate, develop, and monitor medical staff as part of multidisciplinary teams and service lines to achieve quality outcomes, optimize clinic capacity and utilization of resources, and maximize efficiency to meet required performance measures.
• Expected to practice within their specialty.
• Fosters a supportive teaching environment and developing research programs.

This VAMC is a state-of-the-art, 108-bed tertiary care, medical, surgical, and psychiatric facility with an 84-bed nursing home care unit, a 50-bed, off-site Domiciliary, and three community-based outpatient clinics. Over 2,300 employees provide dedicated service to Veterans from throughout southeastern Michigan. We are located in the heart of Detroit's cultural and medical center that includes museums, seven hospitals, and Wayne State University.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

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, 8:00AM-4:30PM - May be required to cover evenings and weekends