Physician Rehabilitation & Extended Care Integrated Clinical Community Director

The REC ICC Directors program responsibility and oversight includes a 225 bed Community Living Center (CLC) the inpatient and outpatient Palliative Care and Hospice (PCH) programs Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Contract Nursing Home (CNH) programs Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Rehabilitation Services Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) ALS Veteran Directed Care State Home Per Diem Program Chiropractic Care and the Caregiver Support Program (CSP). The major duties of the REC ICC Director include but are not limited to the following:

• The incumbent works to advance health care programs that are personalized proactive and patient-driven and engages and inspires Veterans to their highest level of health and well-being.
• Responsible for the coordination and direction of all administrative and clinical functions of the REC ICC along with supervising physicians and other managers in the service.
• Supports VHA efforts to operate an effective health care system that meets VHA Joint Commission post-acute and long-term care in accordance with CMS guidelines and OSHA standards. The incumbent works closely with the REC quality team to meet the requirements of external accrediting bodies and appropriately responds to internal evaluations and investigations.
• Is a core member of the facility medical staff attending a number of committees and councils across the organization as a physician and REC representative.
• Provides clinical oversight to the CLC admission process and supports the nurse practitioners/physician assistants in the CLC. Quality Assessment/ Quality Improvement/Utilization Management activities including improving clinical performance of medical services infection control identifying hazards to the health and safety of patients and staff. Also provides education to staff across the service for continuing education.
• Ensures policy procedure and guidelines are followed per VHA Handbooks Directives and local policy.

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.
• English Language accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f) no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• 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).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

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.

• Hospice & Palliative Care and/or Geriatric Practice Experience
• Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Practice Experience
• Strong Leadership Skills
• Ability to Build Coalitions
• Strong Communication