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Summary Serves as the Associate Chief Primary Care at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. The physician has decision-making authority, responsibility, and accountability on all issues affecting the Primary Care clinics. The physician collaborates with the Chief of Staff, the Associate Chief of Staff Medicine, the Associate Chief of Staff Mental Health, the Associate Director Patient Care Service Line and others to ensure that integrated goals and priorities for Primary Care are established and met. Responsibilities DUTIES: The physician also works closely with peers in other services, service lines, and management to meet the needs of the medical center's recognized customer groups. The physician is responsible, along with the Associate Chiefs of Medicine, Surgery, and Mental Health, to ensure that all residency training program mandates are met in coordination with program coordinators, internally and externally. The physician is knowledgeable of overall VA, VISN and medical center goals, mission, and priorities to ensure a positive impact on program and resources, that affect our Veteran patients. The physician is ultimately responsible for the successful performance of Primary Care. This responsibility includes the overall effective operations; including hospital-based as well as community-based primary care and preventative care services, patient/customer satisfaction, quality of services provided, efficiency of service delivery and effective resource management. Serves as a member of the Medical Executive Board (MEB), actively participating in the development of overall management objectives and philosophies necessary for the attainment of optimum efficiency in providing health care to the Veteran population. Provides input, advice, and counsel for the Cheyenne VA Medical Center and CBOC's planning, programming, budgeting, and general administration. The physician directs all activities of primary care, including budget and fiscal management, human resource management, strategic planning and program management and evaluation, assuring that the clinical and administrative functions are integrated to provide optimum utilization of resources. Participates in management discussions, decisions and policy-making and provides program direction to other directors, managers and assigned personnel within Primary Care. Responsible for attainment of at least Fully Satisfactory for all Performance Measures related to Primary Care. The physician coordinates and expands use of all pertinent resources available for patient care, develops community relationships/partnerships with individuals and with health, social and welfare agencies; develops cooperative relationships with corresponding services at local universities, healthcare organizations and other VA facilities. Identifies and develops potential sources of revenue within establishes VA regulations. Develops and implements internal programs, labor management relations, position management, merit promotion and performance management. Ensures all staff receives required and appropriate initial orientation, in-service training, and professional continuing education. Fosters a commitment to these programs from subordinate managers and staff. The physician is outcome-oriented, and data driven and supports and initiates activities for High Performance Development. Maintains a constant surveillance of Primary Care's compliance with standards of The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accrediting and regulatory agencies. Ensures compliance with utilization review criteria. Incumbent is fully responsible for ensuring and maintaining the quality of services provided by Primary Care. The position requires operational knowledge and experience of healthcare practices, principles, and administration. Membership in appropriate professional organizations is highly desirable. Physician must have knowledge of primary care programs to effectively carry out the varied management aspects of the position. The physician must keep abreast of new and existing clinical, technical, and administrative concepts and analyze them with the needs of VISN 19 and the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. The physician establishes an organizational structure, the lines of authority and supervisory controls essential to carrying out the mission of Primary Care. The physician engages in patient care duties commensurate with clinical areas of interest and expertise. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized 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, 9:00am -4:30pm 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 (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 Experience: 5 years Primary Care, Leadership experience with Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), Primary Care, and Vet Express. Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Light carrying less than 15 pounds, Use of fingers of at least one hand, Walking 1 hour or less (gait/mobility aid permitted), Standing 1 hour or less (gait/mobility aid permitted), Mostly sitting, Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4, Far vision correctable to 20/40, Hearing (aid permitted), Working with hands in water, Working closely with others. 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, or Schools 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. Location: Position can either be Cheyenne, WY or Loveland, CO, please select your preference. 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. 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. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.