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Physician (Chief of Pulmonary)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
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 Section of Pulmonary and Critical medicine at the Salisbury VA HealthCare Center (SVA HCS), in NC is seeking a physician leader with training and expertise in adult Pulmonary and Critical medicine to oversee operations at its three sites of care (Salisbury, Charlotte and Kernersville).
- →The Chief of the Critical Care & Pulmonary section has a broad range of authority with the responsibility for setting the direction of the inpatient critical care programs, and supervision of the pulmonary staff.
- →The incumbent must demonstrate skills in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision-making to serve as the clinical authority for professional, licensed, and certified pulmonology /respiratory staff to achieve organizational objectives.
- →Develop, monitor, and enforce clinical practice standards, policies and procedures for pulmonologist and RT's.
- →Attend Medical Center Committee meetings, which oversees the quality of care and reviews and approves Critical Care and Pulmonary section policies and procedures.
- →Administers / participates in the Peer Review process including chart reviews.
- →Reviews and monitors clinical privileges of each medical provider in consultation with the provider.
- →Recommends disciplinary action for professional staff conduct detrimental to the service and veteran.
- →Confirms that all pulmonologist and RT staff maintain hospital privileges or competencies and monitors these functions.
- →Works with the Administrative Officer in the development and implementation of call schedules and weekend coverage and ensuring adequate clinical provider coverage by developing work schedules / tours for pulmonary and RT staff.
- →Provide leadership and oversight of provider coding practices for billing purposes.
- →Establishes and manages a quality assurance/improvement plan for the Critical Care / Pulmonary / RT Section in coordination with Quality management.
- →Ensures appropriate patient access to quality comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services and works directly with the emergency department leadership.
- →Monitors all leaves of absences for professional staff members of the Critical Care and Pulmonary section.
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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