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Physician -Chief of Hospice and Palliative Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 147 days ago
About the Role
VA NWIHCS is an integrated system that serves more than 56,000 Veterans in 99 counties in Nebraska, western Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. It includes a tertiary medical center in Omaha, two larger clinics in Lincoln and Grand Island, two Community Living Centers, and five community-based outpatient clinics.
What You'll Do
- →The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
- →This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
- →As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
- →This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
- →This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →The ideal candidate will be board eligible/certified and will possess strong leadership skills.
- →This role involves providing high-quality care to patients with serious illnesses, focusing on their comfort and quality of life, and leading a team of healthcare professionals to achieve this mission.Duties include but are not limited to the following: Provide hospice and palliative care consultative services for both inpatients and outpatients with established timelines.
- →Participate in on-call rotation or coverage for holidays/weekends.
- →Facilitate clarification of patient and family goals of care.
- →Facilitate access to appropriate support models of care.
- →Establish a written plan of care as specified so that pain and symptom management for patients is effectively and expeditiously done.
- →Provide medical directorship for hospice and palliative care which includes ongoing staff education, program oversight (including program development) and quality oversight.
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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓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
Job ID: e4c96443-6a51-4991-b917-6c9200a56728
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