What are the responsibilities and job description for the Podiatrist, SCI/D Outpatient Section Chief position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
The Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder (SCI/D) Service Mission is to lead multidisciplinary staff dedicated to providing high quality patient centered care here at STVHCS - a great tertiary training and research Veteran's Hospital.
Duties
The Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder (SCI/D) Service Mission is to lead multidisciplinary staff dedicated to providing high quality patient centered care here at STVHCS - a great tertiary training and research Veteran's Hospital.
Duties
- This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until May 8 - 2026 or until positions are filled
- Eligible applications received will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur
- This position is also being announced under announcement number: Physician: CAZM-12918254-26-NS VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- Administrative Duties: Leadership responsibilities: participation in staff meetings - hospital committees - and peer review process
- Demonstrate effective communication both down to staff and up to leadership - to include heads up (for acute patient bad outcomes) and issue briefs
- HR: Maintaining VA training requirements - timely completion of documentation and upkeep of credentials required for privileging and re-privileging
- Staff Management: Participate in the FPPE/OPPE process
- Adheres to employee health requirements
- Participate in OPPE/FPPE Professional Practice Evaluation Reviews (routine medical record reviews) Time/Leave Management: Ensuring staff adherence to tour of Duties - timely requests for leave in VISTA and for clinic cancellations as well as appropriate clinical coverage and CPRS surrogate Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounter & open consult management - CPRS documentation rules and requirements - adherence to clinic procedures for patient scheduling & access - ensuring staff productivity - oversight of relevant performance measures - and active participation and engagement in process improvement projects as assigned by SCI/D Service Chief
- Supervises all outpatient physicians and provider(s) and other SCI/D staff as assigned by Chief - SCI/D Service and directly reports to the Chief - SCI/D Service
- Clinical Duties: The SCI/D Outpatient Section Chief - is expected to remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field
- All physicians must meet the following qualifications: Patient Care: Physicians are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate - appropriate - and effective for the promotion of health - prevention of illness - treatment of disease - and care at the end of life
- Medical/Clinical Knowledge: Physicians are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical - clinical and social sciences - and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others
- Clinical Judgment: To ensure practice-based learning and improvement - practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate - evaluate - and improve patient care
- Interpersonal & Communication Skills: Physicians are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients - families - and other members of the health care team
- Professionalism: Physicians are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development - ethical practice - and understanding and sensitivity to diversity - and a responsible attitude toward their patients - their profession
- Systems-Based Practice: Physicians are expected to demonstrate both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided - and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care
- Practitioners are expected to provide inpatient and consult service during off tours (nights - weekends - and holidays - as needed by the organization)
- Works directly with SCI/D Outpatient Assistant Nurse Manager collaborating on and streamlining clinic operations
- Maximize clinic utilization and workflow efficiency for staff and Veteran's providing outpatient care
- Ensures all physician staff meet 80% book ability in scheduling practices and monitor each physicians productivity
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
- 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Ad-Hoc (Occasional or Irregular basis) Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Salary : $145,000 - $335,000