Primary Care Contingency Operations (Float) Section Chief

Summary

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.

Duties

This is an open continuous announcement that will remain open until filled. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Eligible applicants will be referred for consideration until a selection is made. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates. EDRP Authorized: 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) and 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 are ineligible to apply. 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 As the Float Section Chief, the incumbent assumes responsibility for overseeing clinical operations and provider coverage across all clinical locations within the healthcare system. The overall responsibilities of the Section Chief of Primary Care but not limited to: Oversees clinical operations and provider coverage across all Primary Care sites within the healthcare system, including the main medical center, CBOCs, and Lee County Healthcare Center. Serves as primary point of contact for urgent provider coverage needs, ensuring continuity of care during staff absences, vacancies, and surges in patient demand. Exercises direct supervisory responsibility over Float and Fee Basis providers. Primary focus of clinical practice is the independent clinical evaluation of veterans through their panel of patients including prevention and patient self-management. Comprehensive primary care will be provided to Veterans. Responsible for referral to management of clinical concerns that are found during patient evaluations. Collaborating with clinical and administrative support to provide timely, quality, coordinated care throughout the BPVAHCS. Functions as a member of a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), collaborating with clinical and administrative support to provide timely, quality, coordinated care for Veterans. Keeps abreast of latest trends, skills, procedures, and protocols and serves as a resource person for the medical center staff. Acts as supervising and/or collaborating physician to assigned physicians and NP/PAs. Provides and promotes the full spectrum of primary care medicine services to our referral population of over 100,000 Veterans and 4000 employees as applicable to section responsibility. Provides leadership in the operations Bay Pines VAMC, including staff training, education, scheduling, and coordination of care within the multi-disciplinary health teams. Plays a key role in maintaining primary care operations day to day as well as reviews, tracks, and evaluates quality improvement initiatives related to Primary Care Operations. Acts as liaison between section leadership, providers, and administrative staff to address operational and clinical coverage challenges, to enhance patient care delivery. Develops and/or reviews protocols, order sets, clinical reminders, and note templates. Serves as a member of the Process & Implementation team. Coordinates education of clinical staff, including but not limited to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical pharmacists, RNs, LPN and health care technicians in the theory, practice, and implementation of comprehensive health care for veterans across all CWBY Bay Pines VA primary care sites. Assures self-development responsibilities and maintains current knowledge of trends in clinical care and the theory, evidence base and implementation. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday and some Saturdays (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The employee may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs). Telework: Not Available

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed; OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States; OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care expe