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Physician, Chief of Staff
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 140 days ago
About the Role
Columbia, SC is a wonderful place to live and work. A small-town atmosphere within a metropolitan city, known for its museums, restaurants, and the University of SC. Columbia offers four-season outdoor activity with several championship golf courses in the area and is a short drive from the mountains and the beach. Columbia is located near a 50,000 acre lake with boating and recreational opportunities and is also in close proximity to the premier Atlantic Ocean beaches and mountains.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Collaborates with executive leadership, clinical leaders, and administrative services including Fiscal, Human Resources, Quality Management, Logistics, and Business Office operations to achieve organizational goals.
- →Translates VHA national initiatives, VISN priorities, and regulatory requirements into local operational execution strategies.
- →Provides executive leadership to ensure alignment of clinical operations, patient safety, access, quality outcomes, workforce engagement, and Veteran-centered care delivery.
- →Advises the Medical Center Director on clinical operations, strategic initiatives, medical staff governance, and organizational risk.
- →Clinical Oversight & Quality Assurance Presides over the organized Medical Staff and ensures consistent application of evidence-based clinical standards and professional practice expectations.
- →Oversees credentialing, privileging, FPPE/OPPE, peer review, and professional accountability processes in accordance with VHA policy, accreditation standards, and Medical Staff Bylaws.
- →Ensures the appropriateness, timeliness, effectiveness, and quality of care delivered throughout the healthcare system.
- →Leads interdisciplinary quality improvement and patient safety initiatives focused on High Reliability Organization (HRO) principles and continuous performance improvement.
- →Supports compliance with Joint Commission, OIG, CARF, and other regulatory/accreditation requirements.
- →Research & Innovation Supports clinical research initiatives, ensuring ethical standards, regulatory compliance, and scientific integrity.
- →Promotes innovation and evidence-based practices that improve Veteran outcomes and operational effectiveness.
- →Maintains strong academic affiliations and partnerships supporting physician education, residency training, fellowship programs, and healthcare professional development.
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).
- ✓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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