Service Line Chief

Summary

We are seeking a physician leader to serve as Service Line Chief at the Cape Girardeau VA Health Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Lead multidisciplinary clinical services while maintaining clinical practice in your specialty. Preferred specialties include Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Radiology, General Surgery and Urology, with additional specialties considered.

Duties

Lead with purpose. Practice with impact. Serve those who served. The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center is seeking an accomplished physician leader to serve as Service Line Chief at the Cape Girardeau VA Health Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This key clinical leadership position provides oversight of physician practice and assigned clinical services while allowing the successful candidate to continue practicing within their medical specialty and maintain clinical proficiency. We welcome physicians from a broad range of backgrounds. Preferred specialties include Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Radiology, General Surgery and Urology. Physicians specializing in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Primary Care and Emergency Medicine will also be considered. As Service Line Chief, you will provide senior medical leadership for the Cape Girardeau HCC, helping guide clinical operations, quality, access, resource management and the delivery of high-quality Veteran care. You will work closely with facility leadership and multidisciplinary clinical teams while helping shape services that respond to the evolving needs of Veterans throughout Southeast Missouri. Cape Girardeau is one of Southeast Missouri's most desirable regional communities, offering the convenience and amenities of a larger city without the traffic, expense or pace of a major metropolitan area. Situated along the Mississippi River, Cape offers a vibrant historic downtown and riverfront, restaurants, shopping and entertainment, Southeast Missouri State University, excellent outdoor recreation and convenient access to St. Louis. It's a community where a physician can build both a rewarding career and a very livable life. At VA, leadership carries a mission beyond operational performance. The decisions you make directly influence the care provided to the men and women who served our country. This is an opportunity to bring your clinical expertise and leadership experience to an organization where the work has genuine purpose. 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 The Service Line Chief shall oversee all physician practice within the Cape Girardeau HCC, serve as the senior medical oversight for operations, and supervise the day to day operations of the providers and services assigned. The SLC shall participate in activities designated to meet all relevant requirements, including those of the Joint Commission and other accredited agencies. Incumbent is responsible for the overall performance of the services assigned and is expected to practice in his/her discipline to maintain clinical proficiency. Incumbent will be a key member of the clinical leadership team and reports directly to the HCC Administrator with professional oversight by the JJPVAMC Chief of Staff. Incumbent is responsible to ensure that high quality patient care is delivered in a resource efficient manner. Responsibilities include the complete range of resource management including position management and budgeting. The successful candidate should possess excellent leadership skills and should be knowledgeable and proficient with VA performance measures and the principles of system redesign, including implementation and promotion of outpatient clinic access and hospital flow. The SLC promotes an effective mix, coordination and support of clinical care by evaluating current and potential patient needs, clinical workload and resources, and special programs/mandates. He/She promotes and evaluates standards of clinical competence and conduct for staff which are maintained through compliance with the credentialing and privileging processes, monitoring and evaluation of clinical practice, peer review, and other appropriate quality assurance activities. Areas of responsibility consist of: Mental Health, Primary Care, Audiology, Optometry, Specialty Care, and Radiology Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

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 experiences. Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training p