Physician - Service Chief - Geriatrics and Extended Care

Summary

The New York Harbor VAMC - St. Albans Campus - is recruiting for a full time Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Geriatrics and Extended Care (CLC). The ACOS is accountable to the Executive Chief of Staff for the organization and delivery of intermediate inpatient and outpatient medical care provided at the ECC and its outpatient clinics. This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus for highly qualified candidates.

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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - 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
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board Certification/ Eligible in the specialty/sub-specialty indicated in the announcement
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: In Accordance With VA Directive and Handbook 5019

Duties

• The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System provides care to eligible Veterans via 3 medical centers and 2 community-based outpatient clinics
• The Margaret Cochran VA Campus is a high complexity facility located in Manhattan with a major educational affiliation with the NYU Grossman School of Medicine
• The Brooklyn Campus provides acute inpatient medical and surgical services with a major affiliation with SUNY-Health Science Center - Brooklyn
• The St
• Albans Campus houses a community living center as well as outpatient services
• The ACOS directs the ECC's educational and performance improvement activities - integrating them and the delivery of medical care with the facility's mission - vision - and strategic plans
• Responsibilities include: A
• Administrative Responsibilities: (1) Ensures that extended care services are aligned with the facility's mission - vision and strategic plan
• Provides input as requested to the strategic plan
• (2) Provides for the integration of medical care with other services and programs within and outside the ECC
• Develops and implements appropriate
• policies and procedures to provide guidance in and ensure coordination of care
• (3) Directs and supervises the activities of the ECC - including both inpatient and outpatient services
• (4) Ensures that all ECC policies are effectively implemented and maintained and are updated as necessary
• (5) Attends and provides input into - as appropriate - the Director's Staff Conference - the Executive Leadership Committee - the Strategic Planning Committee - the Clinical Executive Board - the Professional Standards and Credentialing Board and the ECC Performance Improvement Leadership Team
• (6) Assesses needs for - develops - implements - and evaluates the ECC's performance improvement plan
• (7) Represents the Executive Chief of Staff and the Chief - Medical Service - as the physician at the ECC responsible for clinical administration and quality of patient care delivered in the nursing home units and the outpatient clinics
• (8) Develops - in cooperation with the Chief - Medical Service - an inpatient Geriatric Consultation Service at the Brooklyn Campus
• (9) Ensures that customer service standards are promoted throughout the ECC
• B
• Clinical Responsibilities: (1) Ensures that comprehensive - coordinated - excellent quality long term health care for geriatric veterans is provided in a timely manner
• (2) Provides primary care to an assigned panel of patients at the St
• Albans outpatient clinic
• (3) Assigns physician coverage for the nursing home units - designating alternates as necessary
• ensures policies and procedures are in place to promote appropriate intermediate bed utilization
• (4) Promotes effective communication and working relationships between the ECC and the VA NYHHS's medical school and allied health affiliates
• (5) Apprises the patient and his/her family and/or significant others of significant findings - diagnoses and prognoses and collaborates with them on treatment and continuity of care plans and end-of-life planning
• participates in interdisciplinary patient education delivery and documentation
• C
• Educational Responsibilities: (1) Serves as Director of the Interdisciplinary Long Term Care Conference
• (2) Ensures competency assessment - service level orientation - in-service training and continuing education are provided for all ECC staff on an ongoing basis - and that documentation of participation and evaluation is maintained
• (3) Ensures that a clinical environment is maintained suitable for high quality geriatric education and training for students in the various health professions
• (4) Responsible for resident education within the ECC
• (5) Ensures appropriate supervision of house staff and students
• (6) Evaluates teaching programs to determine effectiveness in meeting program goals and patient care needs
• (7) Encourages research activities that add to a general understanding of the distinctive aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the functional Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm 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