Physician - Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care

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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

Statement of Duties: Chief is responsible for oversight of MOD staff and operations.

• Supervises the other CLC physicians, NP, and staff.
• Leads weekly meetings.
• Participates in performance improvement and contributes to improved quality of care through mortality and morbidity reviews, peer reviews, and occurrence screens. Participate in preparation for surveys.
• Support and direct the teaching mission at the CLC in coordination with the Medical Facility and any outside teaching organizations.
• Participates in service and/or medical center committees as assigned.
• Complies with all quality performance measures and improvement programs.
• Exercises full professional responsibilities for their findings, interpretations, decisions, recommendations, and reports in accordance with the clinical privileges this institution provided to them.
• Responsible for meeting all clinical performance measures.
• Participates in wide-ranging and higher-level management functions for GEC through participation and planning in operational boards, councils, and committees within NMVAHCS, the VISN and VHA.
• Manages all personnel management of GEC, including credentialing and privileging, defining scope of practice/privileges for medicine personnel, focused and ongoing professional practice evaluations, ongoing performance evaluations and assures the maintenance of continuing education for staff physicians.
• Oversees competencies for direct report staff, along with the development and completion of performance standards and appraisals.
• Addresses grievances, administers disciplinary actions and nominates incentive awards in all matters concerning GEC.
• Responsible for successful external reviews, including TJC, CLC oversight reviews and implementation of approved recommendations.
• Provides clinical oversight for MDS findings and process improvements including board reviews and approved actions as indicated.
• Performs other duties assigned by the Deputy Chief of Staff or Chief of Staff.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm - Work Schedule subject to change based on needs of the facility.