Physician (Patient Aligned Care Team)

Primary Care Section Chief Physician

The Primary Care Section Chief Physician will oversee seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) throughout New Mexico. Additionally, the Section Chief will be responsible for managing a Primary Care Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT).

Planning, organizing, developing, implementing, controlling, and refining comprehensive patient management/clinical support within clinic.

Demonstrated success with utilization of evidence-based methodology in improving patient care outcomes and quality of care.

Demonstrable success with implementing inter-disciplinary Telehealth Programs

Provides services, technical counsel, and leadership guidance necessary to section staff to meet the care and treatment needs of patients within the clinic.

Should be a forward-thinking provider who embraces primary care delivered via Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model.

Maintain records of meetings that include reports of conclusions, data recommendations, responsible person, actions taken, and an evaluation of effectiveness of actions taken as appropriate.

Develop policies and procedures to assure effective management, ethics, safety, communication, and quality within the section and between Primary Care and other services as appropriate.

Must demonstrate knowledge and skills in interpersonal relations through appropriately and courteously relating to internal and external customers.

Must have ability to work collaboratively with HAS (Health Administration Service) and Nursing Management

Must demonstrate ability to lead Process/Performance Improvement (PI), and quality assurance initiatives in primary care.

Positively support the goals of the Primary Care Services, the mission of the Hospital and the VA Health Care System.

Maintain and promote high ethical, clinical, and administrative standards that are carried into the decision-making process.

Responsible for developing both long- and short-term plans for his/her Section giving special consideration to the integration of the Primary Care Services programs within other Extended PACT services to ensure an interdisciplinary approach.

Makes recommendations to the Chief, and Assistant Chief, of Primary Care regarding all resource management issues, including equipment, space, educational opportunities etc.

Work Schedule: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday