Physician - Associate Chief of Staff-Research & Development

Associate Chief Of Staff For Research

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Duties of the Associate Chief of Staff for Research include:

• Clinical duties assigned would involve work in the outpatient setting at the Fargo VAHCS primary care, specialty care as otherwise specified based on the unique skills of the candidate and needs of the facility. It is anticipated that the position will be approximately 80% administrative and 20% clinical but may vary depending on the needs of the service line.
• The research scientist serves as a supervisory role in the Research and Development service at Fargo VA HCS. The purpose of the work is to provide expertise and leadership to the Office of Research Administration by furnishing advisory, planning, reviewing or investigative services on specific problems, project programs, and functions. The incumbent evaluates proposed or continuing research or clinical work against specified goals, objectives while providing technical and administrative advice, as well as recommendations for area of improvement. The work involves interpreting, applying guidelines, assessing program/proposal effectiveness by analyzing, resolving difficult, and complex problems. The work involves isolating and defining unknown conditions, resolving critical problems, and developing new theories. The work and service affect other experts, providers, professors, Deans of College, Vice Presidents, Chancellors of Universities that affect administrative or scientific research program missions.
• The research includes human subjects, animal, and all other types of research and development activities which are instrumental to VHA. Compliance with a wide variety of national, federal, and state laws and VHA regulations is necessary to achieve the defined organizational goals and objectives, and the ACOS, R&D, is responsible for assuring this oversight.
• Resolving common problems, developing standard operating procedures, assisting investigators with the development of research projects and proposals, and providing advice following established criteria, goals, and objectives all fall within the scope of the duties of the ACOS, R&D. Successful completion of assignments assists in the ongoing operation of effective and efficient research projects and activities.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

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.