Physician (Deputy Chief of Staff)

About the position

The primary focus of the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) is leadership - management and oversight of the Primary Care and Behavioral Health service lines. Additionally - the DCOS works closely with the Community Care service to ensure care is provided and managed in a coordinated manner.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of the Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Primary Care and ACOS for Mental Health
• Approval and denial of time and leave to ensure proper coverage of services
• Certification of time and leave
• Performance reviews and interventions
• Performance pay determinations and market pay recommendations for physicians assigned to Primary Care and Behavioral Health
• Disciplinary actions and interventions
• Support the performance, behavior, and accountability of the direct reports
• Participate in multiple facility, VISN, and National committees
• Participate in facility in-service programs and education programs within the facility and clinical services
• Continuous quality improvement and peer review activities
• Identify potential staffing gaps and oversee recruitment of providers within assigned services
• Serve as the Acting Chief of Staff as needed

Requirements

• United States Citizenship
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• 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
• Completed residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program
• Proficiency in spoken and written English

Nice-to-haves

• Significant leadership, mentoring, and management experience
• At least one year experience at a service chief level or higher
• Physician Executive experience within the Department of Veteran's Affairs

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Regular salary increases
• 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance
• Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided