Physician (Deputy Chief - Imaging) - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive Authorized

Imaging Service's mission is to lead dedicated staff to providing high quality patient-centered care at South Texas Veteran's Health Care System (STVHCS). Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital is a great tertiary training and research Veteran's Hospital. The Deputy Chief (Imaging Service) manager supports this mission through administrative leadership, direct and/or virtual patient care and oversight of educational and research activities.

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.
• English Language Proficiency. Physicians appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
• Education: Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic 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.
• 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 graduate medical education accrediting body, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed, OR
  • (2) Those approved by graduate medical education accrediting body, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed, OR
  • (3) One year of post-medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States, OR
  • (4) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), 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 experience.
• Licensure and Registration: 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 Exceptions Note:

• 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.
• In rare and unusual circumstances, the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer, who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience, accomplishments, performance, and qualifications warrant such action.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Responsibilities:

The Deputy Service Chief may function as the Section Chief for all Diagnostic Radiology imaging modalities. Incumbent is expected to remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field and has full supervisory authority over direct report staff members who provide clinical and administrative support to Imaging Service. The incumbent oversees the daily operation of the diagnostic radiology section.

Administrative Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• organizing staff meetings
• crafting congressional responses
• HR Management:
  • recruitment
  • updating Functional Statements & Position Descriptions
  • physician salary and pay panel recommendations
• Staff Management:
  • performance appraisals
  • rewards and recognition
  • promotions, disciplinary actions & grievances,
  • training requirements
• Time/Leave Management:
  • Tour of Duty assignment and documentation
  • leave, time card certification approvals, etc.

Supervisory Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• managing service-level quality improvement activities
• developing performance standards
• evaluating work performance
• counseling and instructing staff on both work and administrative matters
• resolving minor complaints from employees, and collaborating with Labor Relations to resolve grievances and more serious matters
• interviewing candidates and recommending appointments, promotions, and reassignments
• improving production and increase unit's quality of work, etc.

Clinical Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• providing direct patient care and education of others
• investigating, evaluating, and improving patient care
• managing clinically-related activities of the diagnostic radiology section
• managing service-level quality improvement activities that monitor critical aspects of care
• recommending to the medical staff the criteria for clinical privileges that are relevant to the care provided
• coordinating integration of interdepartmental and intradepartmental services
• maintaining quality control programs, etc.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be approved for highly-qualified Candidate
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
Telework: Available on an Ad-hoc (as needed) basis
Remote: This is not a remote position
Work Schedule: TBD (Typically M-F, 0800-1630 CST)

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