Physician-Pulmonary Section Chief-Relocation Incentive-EDRP Authorized

In addition to observance of Federal national and local regulatory policy and accreditation requirements governing this Health Care System this position encompasses the following examples of responsibilities overseen by the Pulmonary Section Chief. Section Chiefs require appropriate time mapping to ensure they have the time required to successfully manage and delegate the following duties.

Administrative Duties
Leadership responsibilities: organizing staff meetings communication both down to staff and up to leadership to include heads up (for acute patient bad outcomes) and issue briefs acting as Service Chief when the Service Chief and Deputy Service Chief are both on leave.
HR Management: hiring requirements including recruitments with University updates on Functional Statements & Position Descriptions co-management of 6 part folder pay panel preparation.
Staff Management: routine ratings of all staff including yearly proficiency reports on all faculty and yearly title 38 mid-year review OPPEs (2x a year) FPPEs as requested by PSB promotions disciplinary actions & grievances training requirements (and TMS capability) employee health requirements Peer Reviews (purple folders).
Time/Leave Management: Tour of Duties VATAS approvals of leave time card certification approvals of clinic cancellations
Business Planning: work with Med Svc office on DSS mapping FTE needs capacity analysis workloads resource needs (equipment IT supplies space etc)
Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounter & open consult management CPRS documentation requirements oversight of clinic scheduling & access ensuring staff productivity oversight of relevant performance measures and development of the new focus on the Medical Home and Patient Centric Care Utilization Quality and Patient Safety oversight process improvement (system redesign).

Clinical Duties: The Pulmonary Section Chief is expected to remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field.
Patient Care: Practitioners are expected to provide patient care either face-to-face or virtual that is compassionate appropriate and effective for the promotion of health prevention of illness treatment of disease and care at the end of life.
Medical/Clinical Knowledge: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical clinical and social sciences and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
Clinical Judgment: To ensure practice-based learning and improvement practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate evaluate and improve patient care.
Interpersonal & Communication Skills: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients families and other members of the health care team.

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Relocation Incentive: A relocation incentive is authorized for highly qualified individuals.
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EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact 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 $1000 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: Full-time; Monday-Friday; 7:30am-4:00pm
Telework: Available; Ad-hoc
Salary also based on years out of fellowship

This is an open continuous announcement and will remain open until the closing date or until the position is filled. Eligible applications received will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until the position is filled.

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.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• 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).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• 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.
• Education: 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.
• Licensure: 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.
• English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English.