Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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 physicians 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
• Additional Requirement: Board certification- by the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine Board Certification (ABFM or ABIM) Preferred Experience: Planning - developing - and directing all administrative and clinical functions of a clinical service
• Experience ensuring high quality - efficient - timely and appropriate care with the highest professional and ethical standards and quality of care
• Experience serving on committees - participation in quality assurance programs and meeting performance measures
• Experience with graduate and undergraduate medical education
• Experience driving a culture of improvement
• Experience developing teams towards a shared goals
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Must be able to pass the pre-employment exam.

Duties

• The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for the direct management and oversite of clinical and administrative operations within the Pocatello VA Clinic - located in Pocatello - Idaho
• The VA provides primary care - mental health services - and specialty care at the Pocatello VA Clinic - part of the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
• The city also features the Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello - offering skilled nursing - rehabilitation - and long-term care
• Duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to: Assures that each patient presenting for care at the clinic receives quality care within the limits and resources of the clinic - obtaining referral to other VA facility or VA community care if resources are not available
• Participates in direct patient care and serves as a role model for peers
• Ensures that staffing space equipment and materials and systems and support services are utilized appropriately to meet the needs of patient served
• Ensures that patients receive care in a safe and therapeutic environment
• Ensures that the care of each patient in the clinic is the responsibility of a qualified and appropriately privileged staff clinician
• Works cooperatively with other service lines to coordinate care and transfer of care to other facilities when needed
• Responsible for enforcement of applicable Medical Center policies rules regulations and Medical Staff Bylaws
• Responsible for meeting the performance improvement requirements of the Joint Commission - other accrediting agencies and the Department of Veteran Affairs encompassing the information for directing - educating - and involving all staff in these areas in the performance improvement process
• Building relationships with community leaders to better understand and address challenges
• Ability to admit - perform history and physical examinations - work-up - diagnose - prepare treatment plans for adult patients - age = 18 years to treat various common and complex illnesses - diseases and functional disorders of the circulatory - respiratory - endocrine - metabolic - musculoskeletal - hematopoietic - gastroenteric - and genitourinary systems
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive Sign-on Bonus: May be authorized to a highly qualified candidate Education Debt Reduction Program - Student Loan Repayment: Learn more
• This position is eligible for EDRP - a student loan payment reimbursement program
• You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date
• Approval - award amount - up to $200 -000 - and eligibility period - one to five years - are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application
• Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program
• Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov 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 $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 through Friday - 8:00am to 4:30pm