Podiatrist (Deputy Chief - Imaging)

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:

Podiatrist Basic Requirements

• Citizenship: Candidates must be a United States citizen. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.) ~AND~
• Language: Must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) ~AND~
• Education: Degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine, or its equivalent, from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Approved schools are United States schools of podiatric medicine approved by the Council on Podiatry Education of the American Podiatry Association in the year in which the degree was granted. ~AND~
• Residency: Completed, or currently completing, residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. VA Podiatrists involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status. Approved residencies are:
  • (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Council on Podiatric Medical Education, in the list published for the year the residency was completed, or
  • (2) Other residencies and training experiences, or their equivalents, which the local Professional Standards Board determines to have provided an applicant with appropriate professional training. ~AND~
• License: Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice Podiatry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.

Additional Requirements (Section Chief or Line Manager):

• A section chief or line manager podiatrist must demonstrate the following:
  • (1) Outstanding professional ability in the practice of medicine or a medical specialty; ~AND~
  • (2) Ability to guide the development and implementation of programs, within their respective domain. These programs would include, but are not limited to, medical practice, professional standards, personnel issues, and quality and performance improvement.

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): Not Available
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)

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Salary : $1,000