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Physician (Nephrology) - Section Chief
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 8 days ago
About the Role
The Physician (Nephrology) - Section Chief will serve as the supervisor of a group of physicians and additional administrative and clinical personnel, in addition to making clinical decisions, provides direct patient care, and is actively involved in the decisions that support the management of resources for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Promotes the development of health care professionals within their Section through counseling, mentoring, teaching and encouraging self-assessment.
- →Fosters a workplace where all individuals can contribute their talents, ideas, and perspectives in an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation and where employees are informed of their whistleblower rights and protections.
- →Promotes and facilitates the organizational engagement of section members through participation in committees, workgroups, and system redesign projects, among others Monitors and promotes compliance with VHA regulations and professional standards and ethical conduct.
- →Works in a managerial capacity to ensure that the VA Caribbean Healthcare System programs reflect the mission and priorities of the VHA and VA as well as take an active participatory role as a leadership team member, providing counsel in defining and accomplishing the health system's mission and goals pertinent to their scope of practice.
- →Assures that all employees reporting under the Specialty follow regulations pertaining to internal and external professional activities as well as conflict of interest considerations.
- →Ensure that appropriate systems are in place to review, analyze, and evaluate patient care activities pertinent to their scope of practice and corrective actions are initiated and carried out as needed.
- →This includes monitoring clinic utilization, incomplete encounters, consultation management and physician productivity.
- →Monitors and ensures Section staff compliance with agency regulations, medical staff bylaws, VA Caribbean Healthcare System policies, pertinent -Joint Commission standards, and other appropriate regulations as they apply.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 am
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.
- ✓Spanish proficiency.
Personality Fit
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