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Physician (Chief Hospitalist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
Hybrid North Chicago, IL $225K – $325K Apply by Aug 31, 2026 Medical Officer ESTJINTJINTPISTJ Healthcare
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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.
What You'll Do
- →The Chief Hospitalist is a clinical leadership position that interfaces with the medical center's administrative leadership and works in close collaboration with other clinical services.
- →The Chief Hospitalist guides acceptable evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, remains current in scientific medical advancements and state of the art medical practices, and provides oversight and mentoring to at least four (4) full-time hospitalists.
- →S/he follows appropriate ethical principles, code of conduct, policies and protocols defined by the organization.
- →This position leads the acute medicine service in the Medicine Directorate of the Captain James A.
- →Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois.
- →FHCC is larger than just a single facility, but rather a system of facilities throughout Northeastern Illinois which provide medical and dental services to U.S.
- →Military Active Duty, Recruits, Veterans, and eligible beneficiaries.
- →The Chief Hospitalist has a broad range of authority with the responsibility for setting the direction of the service, direction and supervision of the hospitalist staff, maintaining professional standards, maintaining quality control standards, identifying quality improvement opportunities and participating in provider patient care and consultation.
- →S/he serves as clinical authority for professional, licensed, and certified hospitalist staff.
- →S/he must demonstrate skills in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision-making to achieve organizational objectives including ensuring that high quality care is provided consistently.
- →S/he will be a point of contact for physicians and clinical staff assigned to the unit for clinical and process guidance.
- →This will include, but is not limited to, training, documentation, process workflow and other functionality regarding necessary clinical systems.
- →This individual will work with nurse manager, staff and physicians to optimize the usage of clinical systems through education and training, quality and outcomes, and providing support in accordance with organizational goals.
- →S/he will work closely with hospital staff, department directors, and physicians to ensure that the highest standards of quality and services are maintained.
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 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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