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Physician (Chief of Staff) - Detail NTE 120 Days
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 54 days ago
On-site Albuquerque, NM $200K – $400K Apply by Jul 31, 2026 Medical Officer ESTJ OperationsHealthcare
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New Mexico VA Health Care System is currently seeking a *Detail Opportunity as the Physician (Chief of Staff), located in Albuquerque, NM. Provides leadership and management of resources, organizational performance improvement, patient and employee satisfaction,environment of care and strategic planning. Travel & Lodging Expenses will be agreed between facilities and depending on Selectee's Location. *This is a Detail Not-to-Exceed (NTE) 120 Days with the possible extension to up to one year.
What You'll Do
- →The Physician (Chief of Staff) reports to the Medical Center Director.Chief of Staff(COS) provides leadership of clinical care, with an emphasis on promotion of access to high quality health care for veterans as well as patient safety;involved in NMVAHCS's management of resources, organizational performance improvement, patient, employee satisfaction, environment of care & strategic planning.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Contributes to an environment that provides educational activity, and administrative planning and evaluation based on integration and application of current health care principles.
- →Establishes mechanisms whereby the health care system administration, and other VHA components are informed, in a timely manner, of clinical program developments that affect them.
- →Takes an active role as a health care system management team member, providing advice and counsel in defining and accomplishing the health care system and VACO mission and goals.
- →Represents the health care system, internally and externally, in such a manner as to reflect positively on the health care system, the VISN and the VHA.
- →Serves as professional liaison of the health care system to DVA and Federal facilities, the community, affiliates, media, congressional offices, and constituent organizations.
- →Maintains and promotes high ethical and clinical standards that are carried into decision making processes.
- →Promotes constructive problem resolution in an environment of competing priorities.
- →Monitors and ensures staff compliance with agency regulations, medical staff by-laws, rules and regulations, VA facility policies, Joint Commission standards and other appropriate regulations and creates an environment of system-oriented quality improvement.
- →Ensures all Veterans receive safe, quality, efficient, timely, and appropriate care with the highest professional and ethical standards and quality of care.
- →Ensures the highest level of performance by medical staff members through appropriate delineation of clinical privileges, ongoing performance evaluations, orientation, and use of continuous quality improvement practices.
- →Completes performance evaluations of assigned service line managers and clinical service chiefs.
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).
- ✓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.
- ✓Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
Personality Fit
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