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Physician- Chief Geriatrics & Extended Care

Veterans Health Administration · Posted 40 days ago

On-site Salt Lake City, UT $240K – $350K Apply by Aug 13, 2026 Medical Officer ESTJ Healthcare
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About the Role

The Chief, Geriatrics & Extended Care (GEC) executes leadership characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross service and/or discipline lines, influence organizational mission, health care, and policy in the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System.

What You'll Do

  • Establishes a customer-oriented culture and promotes hiring of persons who fit that culture.
  • Actively identifies and encourages the implementation of best practices in customer service.
  • Empowers staff to resolve problems and complaints independently at the lowest level.
  • Budget and Fiscal Management: Responsible for the financial management of the service, including budget oversight, planning, and management.
  • Develops the annual strategic and budget plan for the service consistent with guidance and goals from the Director's Office and/or Fiscal Service, and oversees its execution and monitoring for complications.
  • Develops and implements tracking methods to monitor the service's fiscal and other key operational activities.
  • Under the direction of the VA WCHCS governance structure, collaborates with other service chiefs in the development and execution of the overall Medical Center strategic and business plan.
  • Plans initiatives and develops programs in collaboration with other services to ensure coordination of service, reduction of redundancies, and enhancement of cost effectiveness, efficiency and overall productivity.
  • Team Building: Develops a team that is technically competent and understands the interrelationships of all the medical center services in achieving the mission.
  • Develops a team that is creative in its efforts to build and maintain a patient-centered, cost-effective, integrated health care system.
  • Builds partnerships with the community to enhance Medical Center goals.
  • Human Resources Management: Responsible for assuring appropriate action in such matters as promotions, selections, rewards and recognition, training, and problem resolution as these actions relate to the service.
  • Responsible for development and implementation of competencies, providing opportunities for continuing education, peer review, career development and professional enrichment for service employees.
  • Maintains good labor-management relations with the unions to resolve personnel problems, proactively plan for changes to the work environment, and develop a high reliability workforce.

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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  • Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/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.
  • Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.

Personality Fit

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Job ID: 39d8e928-8da8-471d-a61a-01575a4e1912

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