U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Physician- Geriatrics & Extended Care- Community Living Center Medical Director
This role involves overseeing the service, quality, and safety of the Community Living Center (CLC) and serving as the CLC Attending for the majority of the year. Key responsibilities include managing and reporting CLC data, leading strategic planning and performance improvement initiatives, and serving as a subject matter expert on geriatric and nursing home care.
Key Responsibilities
- • Oversee the service, quality, and safety of the Community Living Center along with leadership members of the CLC and the organization
- • Attend daily hospital or CLC huddle to maintain communication with hospital teams
- • Assist with CLC Consultation as needed in hospital or from non-VA settings
- • Serve as CLC Attending for majority of the year in rotation
- • Understand, manage, and report data related to/from CLC (local and national)
- • Serve as a member of the GEC Leaders Group (meeting monthly and ad hoc)
- • Work closely with Community Living Center Assistant Director, Nurse Manager, Social Worker, MDS Coordinator, QI Nurse, and providers in rotation to ensure efficient and safe daily operations of the nursing home
- • Serve as Chair or Co-Chair of CLC Steering Committee
- • Lead CLC strategic planning, performance improvement, quality assurance, continuous survey readiness, and committee/work groups in collaboration
- • Ensure VERA reimbursement matches the care provider on the CLC each year
- • Assist in review, understanding, and revision of CLC policy and VHA guidance
- • Assist with response and management of Action Items related to CLC
- • Assist with response and management of emergencies as it relates to CLC
- • Serve as one local point of contact and subject matter expert as it relates to geriatric care and nursing home care
- • Maintain licensures and certifications requisite for credentials and privileges at the OKC VA HCS at all times
- • Meet ethical and professional standards as written in the Medical Staff Bylaws and ensure that work relations are in compliance with facility standards and expectations as written and communicated
- • Other duties or cross-coverage as assigned by Associate Chief of Staff
Required
- • United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
- • Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
- • The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
- • Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia
- • Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
- • (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
- • Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
- • PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
- • PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
- • Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
- • Proficiency in spoken and written English
Preferred
- • Board Certified
- • Geriatric Medicine Board Certified
- • 2 or more years of experience in a geriatric clinical setting
- • and/or 2 or more years of VA experience
Benefits & Perks
- • Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
- • Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP)
- • Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus)
- • Competitive salary
- • annual performance bonus
- • regular salary increases
- • 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
- • Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
- • Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
- • 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- • Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) for CME
- • Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
- • No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
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Company Size: 500-1,000 employees
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
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Summary
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
Basic Requirements
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
Basic Requirements
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
- Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
- The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
- Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
- Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
- (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
- Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as ""Physician Resident Providers"" (PRPs)
- PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
- PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
- rather - they are to have a ""scope of practice"" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
- Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Additional Requirement: Board Certified Preferred Experience: Geriatric Medicine Board Certified - 2 or more years of experience in a geriatric clinical setting - and/or 2 or more years of VA experience Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
- Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service.
- Role and Responsibilities: Oversee the service - quality - and safety of the Community Living Center along with leadership members of the CLC and the organization Attend daily hospital or CLC huddle to maintain communication with hospital teams Assist with CLC Consultation as needed in hospital or from non-VA settings Serve as CLC Attending for majority of the year in rotation Understand - manage - and report data related to/from CLC (local and national) Serve as a member of the GEC Leaders Group (meeting monthly and ad hoc) Work closely with Community Living Center Assistant Director - Nurse Manager - Social Worker - MDS Coordinator - QI Nurse - and providers in rotation to ensure efficient and safe daily operations of the nursing home Serve as Chair or Co-Chair of CLC Steering Committee Lead CLC strategic planning - performance improvement - quality assurance - continuous survey readiness - and committee/work groups in collaboration Ensure VERA reimbursement matches the care provider on the CLC each year Assist in review - understanding - and revision of CLC policy and VHA guidance Assist with response and management of Action Items related to CLC Assist with response and management of emergencies as it relates to CLC Serve as one local point of contact and subject matter expert as it relates to geriatric care and nursing home care Maintain licensures and certifications requisite for credentials and privileges at the OKC VA HCS at all times Meet ethical and professional standards as written in the Medical Staff Bylaws and ensure that work relations are in compliance with facility standards and expectations as written and communicated Other duties or cross-coverage as assigned by Associate Chief of Staff VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- VHA Physician Total Rewards
- Contract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP) - which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements - loan repayments - sign-on bonus contracts - Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years)
- For additional information and eligibility requirements - contact the VHA Contract Buy Out Program Manager at [email protected]
- Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized to highly qualified applicant
- Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
- EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
- Contact [email protected] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
- Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am-4:30pm
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