Physician - Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care

The Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care Physician provides direct patient/resident care including comprehensive management of the physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the veteran and families. The Physician will collaborate with the Admissions Coordinator to ensure safe and appropriate CLC admissions, maximize the utilization of CLC beds, and maintain transparency in the admission process.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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 Statement of Duties: Chief is responsible for oversight of MOD staff and operations. Supervises the other CLC physicians, NP, and staff. Leads weekly meetings. Participates in performance improvement and contributes to improved quality of care through mortality and morbidity reviews, peer reviews, and occurrence screens. Participate in preparation for surveys. Support and direct the teaching mission at the CLC in coordination with the Medical Facility and any outside teaching organizations. Participates in service and/or medical center committees as assigned. Complies with all quality performance measures and improvement programs. Exercises full professional responsibilities for their findings, interpretations, decisions, recommendations, and reports in accordance with the clinical privileges this institution provided to them. Responsible for meeting all clinical performance measures. Participates in wide-ranging and higher-level management functions for GEC through participation and planning in operational boards, councils, and committees within NMVAHCS, the VISN and VHA. Manages all personnel management of GEC, including credentialing and privileging, defining scope of practice/privileges for medicine personnel, focused and ongoing professional practice evaluations, ongoing performance evaluations and assures the maintenance of continuing education for staff physicians. Oversees competencies for direct report staff, along with the development and completion of performance standards and appraisals. Addresses grievances, administers disciplinary actions and nominates incentive awards in all matters concerning GEC. Responsible for successful external reviews, including TJC, CLC oversight reviews and implementation of approved recommendations. Provides clinical oversight for MDS findings and process improvements including board reviews and approved actions as indicated. Performs other duties assigned by the Deputy Chief of Staff or Chief of Staff. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm - Work Schedule subject to change based on needs of the facility.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.