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Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - 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 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
• Additional Requirement: Preferred Experience: Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directives and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service.

Duties

• This position is in the Radiology Service at the James E
• Van Zandt VA Medical Center with five Community Based Outpatient Clinics
• The incumbent is fully vested with senior managerial responsibility and accountability to set forth - assure - and determine FTEE resources in the Radiology Service
• The incumbent has full authority to recruit - appoint - and adjust positions within established budgetary limitations
• The incumbent is responsible for the full range of direct management and budgetary controls of the Radiology Service FTEE and all other budgetary items
• The incumbent innovatively applies solid healthcare administration skills to ensure that all resources are utilized effectively and efficiently to provide timely access to Veterans with high quality healthcare consistent with community - national standards - and healthcare best practices
• Oversees overall Radiology Service expansion - integration of health services - standardization of health systems across the James E
• Van Zandt VAMC
• Ensures that health care needs of James E
• Van Zandt VAMC for radiology are met
• Continually anticipates the needs and requirement for additional resources and services for the Radiology Service
• Keeps abreast of innovative advancements and programs in healthcare services and develops integrated cost-effective implementation plans for Radiology Service operations
• Designs integrated - reliable - systematic Radiology Service which improves access to all Veterans and meets the national and local mandates for the delivery of radiology ancillary health services
• Provides James E
• Van Zandt VAMC system-wide analysis and modeling as it relates to Radiology Service operations while meeting both internal and external regulatory and accrediting agency requirements such as the Joint Commission
• Serves on various Network and facility committees or task forces involved with radiology addressing issues on access to care - quality of care - workload forecasting - budgeting - and other management areas
• Develops and maintains a system to ensure that stakeholder complaints and inquiries are appropriately received and resolved and that sources of complaints of a recurring nature are investigated
• Fosters a corporate culture of public service - accountability - and excellence
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
• EDRP Authorized: Authorized (Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive) Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am to 4:30pm 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