Physician Chief of Staff

Responsibilities: As the Chief of Staff of the Syracuse VA Medical Center you will serve in an executive leadership role. As the facilitys senior medical executive you will be responsible to the Medical Center Director for all clinical patient care programs and services as well as for related provider recruitment retention performance and educational activities of the clinical services. To carry out these responsibilities you will:

• Develop and support plans for a comprehensive integrated program of medical care
• Formulate the staffing facilities equipment and related requirements needed to carry forward such an integrated program utilizing necessary oversight processes reviews and controls
• Appraise the ongoing effectiveness of the various medical programs in meeting the needs of patient care
• Work with the Medical Center Director and other members of the senior leadership team to ensure Syracuses veterans receive the highest quality care possible.

• Directly responsible to the Medical Center Director for programs of patient care and for the educational and research activities of the clinical services at the Syracuse VA Medical Center.
• The Chair of the Medical Executive Board Medical Staff President and ex officio member of the Academic Affairs Council.
• Responsible for providing leadership clinical coordination and evaluation of clinical programs while promoting the recruitment retention and development of health care professionals.
• The primary liaison to our affiliate the State University of New York Upstate Medical University.
• Develops and presents the budgetary requirements of the clinical services and assists in the formulation of the annual budget program.
• Provides oversight of the Clinical Service Chiefs through the Associate Chiefs of Staffs and will work with them to develop and maintain currently accepted management practices throughout the clinical services including development and presentation of the budgetary requirements for the clinical services to senior facility leadership.

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.
• 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.