Physician - Deputy Director of Primary Care

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Come join an interdisciplinary executive leadership team with a passion for primary care transformation and innovation.

The VA Boston primary care service cares for 30,000 patients across 10 practices in the Greater Boston area. VA BHS is a leader in delivering patient-centered care, is a 5-star, level 1A facility with academic affiliations including Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine. VA Boston HCS is perennially named in the Boston Globe Best Places to Work and high Veteran satisfaction scores.

The position is approximately 60% administrative and 40% clinical. Administrative responsibilities include: leading performance improvement initiatives, recruitment & hiring of primary care providers, managing a float pool of providers, and overseeing the peer review process for the service line. The Deputy Director stands in for the Service Line Chief when s/he is away; reviewing medical center credentials; interacting with patient advocates to address quality of care issues; contributing to the continuing education of providers. The Deputy Director represents the Primary Care service on numerous committees and workgroups and collaborates across the organization to improve processes and quality of care. There are also opportunities for medical student and resident education.

Candidates with interests in team-based case, patient-centered care, population health, and/or clinical informatics are encouraged to apply. The clinical practice could be in one of several different clinical locations. The clinical practice location will depend on the interests and experience of the candidate as well as the needs of the service. Options include one of the two academic practices with resident continuity clinics, women's health clinic, or a general primary care clinic. Primary care at VA Boston provides proactive, personalized and patient-driven care to optimize health status and to promote healthy living.

VA Primary Care Providers (PCPs) manage a complex panel of patients, providing comprehensive medical care, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management. PCPs deliver care within Patient Aligned Care teams where each patient has longitudinal relationships with their PCP and care team. Larger practices have integrated behavioral health, clinical pharmacists, dieticians, and social workers. Panel sizes are approximately 1200 patients per full-time physician and appointment lengths are 60 minutes for new patients and 30 minutes for all other appointments. Providers are trained in patient-centered communication skills. Complementary and integrative therapies are increasing available.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified, eligible applicants.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.

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: Full-Time; Monday - Friday; Day Tour

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