Physician - Assistant Chief of Surgery

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. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidate Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Authorized for highly qualified candidate Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized for this position. Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact David Billingsley at david.billingsleyjr@va.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 Major duties include: Oversight of clinical and administrative management for assigned section/specialty. Responsible for the quality of care delivered by the section/specialty assigned and accountable to any governing body for all aspects of that care performed by section/specialty providers. Supervise staff within the section/specialty assigned. Ensure the clinic is staffed appropriately and requests appropriate staffing levels are changed as needed. Maintain compliance and holds staff accountable for compliance with VA, VHA Bylaws, policies, and procedures. Oversee section/specialty needs and assist with inspection of specialty clinical and administrative issues when directed as a part of VA, VHA, TJC (The Joint Commission), JACHO, OIG and any other audits. Act as Service Chief when directed for coverage when Service Chief is unavailable Serve and participate in committees internal to VA as well as external when required. Assign staff in section/specialty tasks and ensures staff tasks and duties are evenly distributed. Assign staff in section/specialty to attend meetings and or committees as needed. Resolve conflicts within section/specialty to avoid disruption in patient care or clinic flow Surveillance of the professional performance of al individuals supervised and completes performance evaluations, focused professional practice evaluations, ongoing professional practice evaluations and any other performance measurement tools as required by policy or law. Develop and implement policies, manuals, procedure guides, such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) as needed or required. Maintain and contribute to quality control programs as assigned or appropriate. Review and monitor space and other resources for the section/specialty assigned. Attend Service meetings Hold section/specialty meetings as needed. Hold appropriate staff accountable for clinical, administrative, and surgical documentation, encounters, signed notes, consult review, and ensures timely entry and response. Assign Operating Room times and rooms for section/specialty within section/specialty block times, a

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