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Staff Physician-Deputy Chief of Staff for Clinical Operations
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 126 days ago
Hybrid Baltimore, MD $180K – $375K Apply by Jun 3, 2026 Medical Officer ESTJINTJINTPISTJ OperationsHealthcareEducation
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The Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) for Clinical Operations serves as a key member of the leadership team and the principal assistant to the Chief of Staff in clinical, administrative, and performance-related matters. The incumbent reports directly to the Chief of Staff and is stationed at the Baltimore VA Medical Center.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties Include: Coordinating and integrating clinical and support programs to meet Veteran needs.
- →Ensuring medical staff compliance with regulations, bylaws, policies, Joint Commission standards, performance measures, and all applicable requirements.
- →Developing and monitoring quality improvement initiatives and process-improvement measures.
- →Evaluating clinical workload, resource needs, and program requirements.
- →Conducting cost/benefit analyses for new services and program expansions.
- →Providing guidance in defining and achieving facility mission and goals.
- →Establishing policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure continuity of comprehensive services.
- →Maintaining strong working relationships with affiliated academic institutions.
- →Supporting complex health care operations including credentialing and privileging, academic affiliations, community partnerships, committee management, business analysis, and related processes.
- →Providing direct patient care as needed within the incumbent's scope of clinical practice.
- →Serving as a trusted clinical advisor to the Chief of Staff.
- →Acting on behalf of the Chief of Staff in all aspects of administrative leadership, including participation in key managerial bodies and organized medical staff activities.
- →Providing strategic leadership, oversight, and support to multiple clinical departments.
- →Supervising personnel including task delegation and performance management.
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
Job ID: 297a43e4-bc68-4568-9e59-f82a3bda1051
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