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Physician-Hospitalist (Section Chief)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
The Section Chief Hospitalist at Robley Rex VA Medical Center provides dynamic leadership, clinical oversight, and operational management of the Hospitalist Program. The Chief Hospitalist ensures that high-quality, patient-centered, and efficient inpatient medical care is delivered in compliance with all applicable VA and regulatory requirements.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties and Responsibilities: 1.
- →Clinical Leadership (30%) Provides direct inpatient care as attending physician on the hospitalist service, maintaining clinical proficiency.
- →Leads the hospitalist team including staff physicians, advanced practice providers, and residents.
- →Develops and implements clinical policies, procedures, and protocols to optimize patient care and clinical outcomes. 2.
- →Administrative Oversight (30%) Oversees daily operations of the inpatient Medicine Service line, including bed management, patient flow, and coverage schedules.
- →Coordinates with other services (Nursing, Social Work, Pharmacy, Emergency Medicine, Specialty Providers, etc.) to ensure seamless, interdisciplinary patient care.
- →Leads or participates in relevant hospital committees and quality improvement initiatives. 3.
- →Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (15%) Monitors clinical performance and patient outcomes; identifies opportunities for improvement.
- →Implements evidence-based practices and meets or exceeds applicable quality benchmarks.
- →Oversees reporting of performance metrics, adverse events, and utilization data. 4.
- →Education and Training (10%) Provides mentoring, training, and evaluation for medical students, residents, fellows, and advanced practice providers.
- →Organizes educational sessions, case conferences, and journal clubs for the hospitalist group. 5.
- →Supervision and Human Resource Management (10%) Supervises and evaluates staff performance; conducts annual performance reviews.
- →Recruits, retains, and orients new staff; fosters an inclusive and collaborative team environment. 6.
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.
- ✓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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