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Physician - Chief of Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 118 days ago
About the Role
The Chief of Primary Care is responsible for the clinical operations and administrative functions of the outpatient primary care provided at Phoenix VA Medical Center and Community Based Outpatient Clinics. The Chief is responsible for participation in appropriate performance improvement activities and advancing the principles of advanced clinic access, PACT, Integration of Mental Health and Primary Care.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Major duties include, but not limited to: Responsible for meeting all clinical performance measures and monitors relating to the Primary Care such as: Access, PACT metrics, EPRP, SAIL, customer satisfaction, and assisting the medical center when possible in meeting all others.
- →Improve service line efficiency by reducing cancellations, improving timeliness, reducing overtime.
- →Expand outpatient care by: expanding evening and weekend clinical services, achieving timely patient evaluation by assuring new and established patients are seen within established timeframes, achieving optimal resource (space, professional and administrative staff) utilization to maximize service utilization.
- →Collaborating with Medical Center leadership in identifying strategic opportunities and initiatives.
- →Participating in leadership meetings including CEB/MEB, Primary Care Operations, and others as determined.
- →Serving on medical center, VISN and VA national committees and workgroups related to Primary Care issues and initiatives.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be approved for highly qualified applicants.
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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