Section Chief of Urology

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCMENT. All qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager on a weekly basis.

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information refer to Required Documents below.

This position is in the Veterans Administration (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mid Atlantic Healthcare Network (VISN 6) Fayetteville VA Medical Center. The incumbent serves as Section Chief of Urology for the Department of Surgery and functions within an interdisciplinary staff consisting of physicians technicians administrative and clerical staff. The incumbent is responsible for and accountable for ensuring the provision of comprehensive urologic services the care and administrative needs of the urology surgery patient in both the inpatient and outpatient settings and complies with established policies within the Department of Surgery. The Section Chief of Urology is directly responsible to the Chief of Surgery and Chief of Staff for all clinical and administrative duties and assists in supervising.

In addition to compliance with national and local regulatory policy and accreditation requirements governing this health care system this position encompasses the following responsibilities in partnership with his/her Administrative Officer and the support of the section chiefs and supervisors. The incumbent requires appropriate time mapping and resources to ensure they are empowered to meet expected proficiencies in administration clinical practice education and research.

The Section Chief of Urology is under the direct supervision of the Chief of Surgery and the performance appraisal is conducted by the Chief of Surgery.

Administrative Duties:

• Obligations/Responsibilities: Attending required staff meetings communicating up and down the chain of command and helping prepare heads-up and issue briefs related to adverse patient outcomes.
• Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounters and open consult maintenance CPRS documentation requirements monitoring of clinic management. Maintains involvement in matters concerning clinic productivity relevant performance measures Quality and Patient Safety oversight as well as process improvements (system redesigns). First line supervision under the Chief Surgical Service for all urologist assigned to the Surgical Service.

• The Urology service encompasses a broad range of pathologic entities with both conservative as well as surgical treatment options. These patients often have severe concomitant medical problems mental health and chronic pain issues and are multi-symptomatic. This intense interaction requires that the Urologist make and implement sound and reasonable decisions and demonstrate above average personal and team performance/cooperation. Exemplary attention to accuracy and detail is required. Admission history and physicals preoperative evaluations orders progress notes aftercare plans and discharge summaries. The incumbent is expected to remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field.

• Practitioners are expected to show effectiveness in teaching monitor and coordinate educational activities and comply with necessary trainee supervision requirements.

• If the incumbent is involved in research they will show an ability to work with the physician to identify and define significant Research and Development problems to plan and execute a precise research program and to generate effective reports and results worthy of publication.

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).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.
  

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.