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Physician - Medical Director (Community Living Center)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 25 days ago
About the Role
The Community Living Center (CLC) Medical Director is responsible for delivering patient care directly or through the supervision of CLC assigned providers and any assigned medical trainees in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This role entails providing care to adults with acute and chronic medical conditions across a continuum of CLC services, including skilled nursing, long-term care, hospice/palliative care, including pain management, and rehabilitation.
What You'll Do
- →The CLC Medical Director will provide both administrative and clinical leadership, as well as direct patient care within the CLC, which includes skilled nursing, long-term care, hospice/palliative care, and rehabilitation services.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Evaluating and managing adults with single or multiple disorders across various subspecialties, with a particular focus on geriatric medicine.
- →Delivering direct patient care, including admission history and physical exams, daily patient management, discharge summaries, discharge planning, and family conferences.
- →Providing care outside the CLC when needed, such as in community nursing homes, Veterans' homes, or outpatient clinics.
- →Arranging for routine and emergency medical coverage across all CLC units.
- →Working with the CLC Screening Committee to ensure safe, appropriate admissions, optimal bed utilization, and process transparency.
- →Mentoring clinical staff including physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to ensure quality of care.
- →Managing clinical schedules to ensure sufficient coverage and resource use.
- →Participating in peer reviews, competency evaluations (including OPPE and FPPE), and chart reviews.
- →Contributing to training programs for medical students, residents, fellows, and other trainees.
- →Participation in the HPT educational program is default.
- →Participating in billing and coding audits to optimize documentation and reimbursement.
- →Providing medical expertise during committee discussions and decisions.
- →Representing the department in interdisciplinary meetings and projects.
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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