Amazing Physician - Medical Director Primary Care Opportunity in beautiful Greenville, North Carolina Job Listing at Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, NC (Job ID 4003529-2024-07-25)

Description

Job Description

The Medical Director of a Durham VA HCS Primary Care Clinic provides administrative, programmatic, and clinical leadership for primary care services to ensure achievement of the clinical, research and education goals. The Medical Director serves as first line direct on-site supervisor for Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and Deputy Director. The incumbent reports to the Deputy Associate Chief of Staff- Ambulatory Care and serves as a key clinical resource for the Deputy Associate Chief of Staff-Ambulatory Care Service along with the Durham VA HCS Chief of Staff and others. The position is a dual clinical and administrative role.

Summary of Administrative and Clinical duties, other duties maybe assigned:

• Oversees administrative operations for patient care in the Greenville Primary Care Clinic; according to the rules and regulations set by the VHA, VACO, VISN, DVAHCS, Medical Bylaws, Primary Care SOPs, all other federal and State laws, rules and regulations.
• Develops, reviews, and implements clinic policies and procedures as needed with final approval from the Associate Chief of Staff- Ambulatory Care Service.
• Trains clinic and ancillary staff on the new policies and procedures as effective and efficiently as possible.
• Ensures communication and collaboration with Ancillary Services and their leadership.
• Works seamlessly with other health care team members and supports VA patient satisfaction initiatives.
• Coordinates and promotes clinic level Quality Improvement and Utilization Review.
• Primary focus of practice is the independent clinical evaluation of Veterans through their panel of patients including prevention and patient self-management.
• Mixed panel of Veterans that incorporates evidence based treatment with shared medical decision making for health promotion, disease prevention and management of chronic medical conditions will be provided to male and female Veterans.
• Care may be provided in many modalities, from direct face to face care, virtual care (including telephonic, video, secured messaging and others)
• Promotes, directs, evaluates and is responsible for referral management of clinical concerns that are found during these evaluations.
• Functions as a member of a Patient Aligned Care Team, collaborating with clinical and administrative support to provide timely, quality, coordinated care for Veterans.
• Utilizes and promotes approved standards of care, procedures, methods and techniques, safety precautions and protocols.
• Collaborates with other health care resources to ensure continuity of care.
• Keeps abreast of latest trends, skills, procedures, and protocols relevant in the area of Primary Care.
• Participates in continuous medical education as per requirements with topics included but not limited to opioid prescribing and trainings to fulfill and maintain designated women's health primary care provider.

We Offer:

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified applicants.
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.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program, up to $200k/$40k reimbursement per year for 5 years.