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Physician (Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 10 days ago
About the Role
The VAMC Memphis is a very large facility serving over 69,000 Veterans. Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr., VAMC provides extensive primary, secondary, and tertiary care in outpatient, inpatient, residential, and community settings. Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr., VAMC is a multi-site medical system that includes a major medical facility in Memphis and nine Community Based Outpatient Clinics. Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr., VAMC is an academic medical facility with teaching and research programs.
What You'll Do
- →The Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine position at the Lt.
- →Luke Weathers, Jr.
- →VA will encompass the breadth of clinical care, including inpatient consultation, outpatient clinic and management of the Service in addition to supervision of other LIP's, staff and trainees assigned to the Service.
- →Duties may include but are not limited to: Ensures clinical care is delivered in accordance with hospital and VHA policy, meeting or exceeding community standards and VHA national benchmarks.
- →Having primary responsibility for supervising other LIP's and staff in the Service, and for ensuring that staff are performing to the highest standards of clinical care excellence, time, efficiency, professional and ethical behavior.
- →Ensures care of patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings are smooth, patient centric and safe.
- →This includes, but is not limited to, collaboration and good communication with the Emergency Department, Subspecialty Services and/or Clinics admitting patients to the hospital and transitions to outpatient care.
- →Supervises all operational aspects of the Service, including establishment of the highest clinical care standards, operations, and quality.
- →Develops strong, collegial working relationships with other Service and Section Chiefs within the medical center (both clinical and administrative).
- →Oversees the development and implementation of systems redesigns projects and quality improvements programs within the Service.
- →Champions initiatives designed to improve overall quality using evidence-based medicine and peer review.
- →Participates in clinical review process such as tort claims, peer reviews, management reviews and administrative activities, as directed by the Chief of Staff or designee.
- →Participates as a Chief in the organization's continued accreditation readiness activities.
- →Fosters a culture of transparency, communication, collegiality and patient centered interdisciplinary team work.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Personality Fit
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