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Physician - Assistant Chief Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This supervisory role includes the monitoring, review and assignment of healthcare providers' workload, clinical effectiveness and efficiency, coordination of work schedules and the responsibility for clinical performance measures for the VA Clinics. The incumbent works closely with other leaders within the primary care service and the organization to ensure optimization of resources.
What You'll Do
- →The Assistant Chief will supervise and provide clinical oversight for the providers and nurse managers at three VA operated CBOCS. 2.
- →The Assistant Chief will take an active role and provide provider level leadership and guidance for non-traditional care options, and work towards enhancing the use of video and telehealth at Salem VAMC. 3.
- →Actively participate in Medical Center Committees, workgroups and will provide leadership role in performance improvement initiatives. 4.
- →Participates in recruitment, retention, resource management, and clinical practice management in all functional areas under her/his oversight. 5.
- →The Assistant Chief will have a working knowledge of clinical performance metrics such as HEDIS, EPRP, Hospital Compare, CG-CAHPS etc. 6.
- →Collaborate to ensure on-time resolution of patient complaints and concerns received via patient advocacy, congressional office, White House Hotline, OIG and other suspended inquiries for the CBOCS. 7.
- →Performs appropriate evaluation and management of patients to include ordering diagnostic tests, consultations and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings.
- →Makes appropriate care decisions based on evaluations and results. 8.
- →Participates in team meetings and treatment planning conferences.
- →Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care. 9.
- →Documents in the medical record in keeping in with the Bylaws of the Medical Center. 10.
- →Provide clinical care to Veterans and provides clinical oversight of the PACT team to which assigned. 11.
- →Ensures that medical treatment or care plans consist of current best medical practices and are evidence-based if possible. 12.
- →Ensures practice of medicine is consistent with Joint Commission, CARF, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, VISN standards, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory continuing education, and HIPAA policies. 13.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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