Physician - Chief of Staff

Chief Of Staff

The Chief of Staff will report to the Medical Center Director. The COS has specific responsibility to preside over the medical staff and assure clinical excellence, uniform standards of practice, education, and research. The COS is entrusted with many of the VHA clinical and administrative directives to ensure they are appropriately translated into relevant local policies and appropriately executed. The COS must take an active role in developing and maintaining a good working relationship with the affiliated medical school; recruiting board certified licensed professional staff; ensuring medical staff compliance with agency regulations; overseeing a successful research program; and facilitating a culture of continuous process improvement and patient safety. The COS will also serve as professional liaison of the health care field to other VA, federal, community, affiliate, congressional, and constituent organizations.

The overall responsibilities of the Chief of Staff include but are not limited to:

• Assures the overall quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of patient care delivered by all members of the medical staff.
• Directs and oversees the medical staff functions and committees, the medical staff bylaws, and the credentialing and privileging of health care providers.
• Participates in strategic planning, resource allocation and performance improvement activities.
• Ensures participation of the medical staff in performance improvement activities.
• Serves as member of the Executive Leadership team and on a variety of committees and meetings.
• Ensures patients receive quality care in a timely and courteous manner.
• Ensures that all patients receive quality, preventive health care through screening, counseling and education.
• Ensures that all medical staff (ancillary staff, pharmacy, nursing, mental health and medical/surgical providers) are knowledgeable and provide appropriate psychosocial care and counseling to patients.
• Ensures competence of medical staff and each of its members to provide care to the young, middle, older and geriatric patients served.
• Encourages the development of and adherence to clinical guidelines for patient populations.
• Monitors and evaluates clinical practice patterns through the participation in performance improvement, risk management and peer review activities.
• Reviews all VHA Directives and directs them appropriately through committees and services.
• Acts as VISN liaison to the medical center, closely communicating with the Medical Center Director and disseminating VISN tasks and responsibilities to the appropriate Medical Center personnel.
• Assures excellent standards of patient care. Directs and implements processes and programs to maintain accreditation and other standards. Interacts effectively with the professional schools and the medical community.
• Maintains and enforces continuing medical educational standards for the medical staff and appropriate health care education accrediting organizations.
• Evaluates teaching programs to determine effectiveness in meeting patient needs and program goals.
• Ensures appropriate supervision of house staff and residents.
• Ensures that medical staff is active in providing appropriate preventive and therapeutic counseling and health care education for patients and their families.
• Is responsible for staff and resident education
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Experience: Chief Medical Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Chief of large Clinical Department or service line, or Chief Quality for 3 or more years.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for this position

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Authorized for this position

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 to 4:30PM