Physician - Chief, Quality Safety and Improvement

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This Position Is Eligible For The

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility

requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA

Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

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Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be determined by highly qualified candidates

Permanent Change of Station (Re

location Assistance): May be determined by highly qualified documents

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Ms. Carol Thompson at carol.thompson4@v.gov, 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

This position is located within the Quality, Safety and Improvement Department and is responsible for providing comprehensive, high-quality, safe, and effective healthcare services to patients at the G.V (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center.

Provides a wide range of administrative and clinical medical center issues. The counsel and advice often extend beyond the incumbent's normal program area and are often based on their interactive

experience with various services, knowledge of various regulatory

requirements, legal

requirements, and VHA directives.The incumbent participates fully in the planning and directing all top leadership committees and many advisory committees to facilitate top management decisions.Participates with the Pentad in strategic planning with both short- and long-term goals and consideration of resource al

location. Serves on the following key advisory committees: Executive Leadership Counsel (ELC), Quality Patient Safety Board (QSPB), Clinical Executive Board (CEB), as well as other medical center boards and committees.Responsible for providing direction and guidance in organizing, implementing, coordinating, controlling, evaluating, educating, and improving the overall Quality, Patient Safety, and Performance Improvement Program.Makes recommendations to top management for resource al

location for prioritized initiatives because of Performance Improvement Teams, Root Cause Analysis Teams, and HealthCare Failure Mode Analysis Teams.Serves as accreditation, external survey, and Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) site visit consultant and has final authority on accreditation

requirements for external accrediting organizations (i.e., The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation (CARF), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEX) Radiation Oncology, Ascellon-Long Term Care and other accredited programs for hospital, home care, behavioral and community-based outpatient clinics, and programs.Operates under broadly delegated authority, taking action to develop or modify objectives and boundaries of assignments as indicated, and plays a critical role in the organizational high-reliability journey, continuous performance improvement, governance structure, and monitoring of medical center policies.Chairs, co-chairs, and serves as a member of boards, committees, and task forces related to performance improvement functions.Provide leadership and expertise to committees, task forces, and project assignments, develop data, form plans, and prepare position papers that impact quality, patient safety, and performance management planning.Makes recommendations that may directly and substantially affect Medical Center operations, strategic plans, and governance reporting structure.Advises and assists in policy formulation, review, communication, implementation, evaluation, and setting network priorities for quality and patient safety at this facility and network levels.Interprets agency-wide policies and procedures to determine the impact on health care programs and services and facilitates reduction of variance in quality of care or patient safety.Establishes and maintains processes to assure the effectiveness of continuous performance improvement systems to facilitate comparability in patient care and services' quality, safety, appropriateness, and timeliness across the continuum.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm.

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Requirements

Conditions Of Employment

U.S. 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.You may be required to serve a probationary period.Subject to background/security investigation.Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.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).Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

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 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

Experience

Three Years

experience or more in Quality Management or Patient Safety.Three years or more management

experience.Demonstrated leading change facility wide.Served on regional level work groups or committees.Extensive

experience in accreditation.

Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Physical

Requirements: The physical ability to perform job-related

duties which require lifting, standing, bending, transferring, stooping, stretching, walking, pushing, or pulling without assistance.

Education

Degree Of Doctor Of Medicine Or An Equivalent Degree Resulting From A Course Of

education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:

Schools Of Medicine Accredited By The Liaison Committee On Medical

Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, orSchools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met

requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility

requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]

NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care

responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Additional Information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

Financial Disclosure Report:Not required

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA

locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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