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Summary The Radiation Oncology Section Chief supports providing high quality patient centered care treatment and management of all patients referred with cancer and certain benign conditions through administrative leadership, direct patient care and oversight of the section's education and research activities. Physicians should apply to CAZM-12519408-24-JMS Responsibilities This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until February 13, 2025, or until all positions are filled. The first cut-off date is September 4, 2024. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated. After that time, you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period. Clinical Duties - Initial Patient evaluation - Patient simulation, radiation treatment plan and prescription - Patient management during treatment- Follow up care post treatment. - Consultation with other services - Provides emergency care. - Provides services in an efficient, high-quality, cost-effective manner within budget allocation. - Understands managed care practices, including health care finance, billing, coding, and documentation. Knowledge, ability, and willingness to use and promote the dissemination among clinical staff of current automated technology for Health Information Management Sections (HIMS), patient data tracking, patient orders, etc. - Provides direct patient care as a consultant in outpatient clinics and/or inpatient wards and will participate in the Radiation Oncology Service on call schedule. - Practices radiation safety in order to reduce exposure to patients, staff, and self, in compliance with department and VA radiation safety procedures to maintain occupational exposures "as low as reasonably achievable." Administrative Duties - Determines goals, priorities and direction for Service and clinical operations and responsible for assigning duties to staff. - Participates in operational boards, councils, and committees throughout the medical center, on campus and in the VISN. - Works collaboratively with clinical Service Chiefs, supervisory staff, and frontline staff in other Services and sections to effect organizational improvement and participates in national and VISN organizational activities as called upon. - Serves on medical center, VISN and VA national committees and workgroups related to Radiation Oncology and Radiation Safety issues and initiatives. - Works with Department Leads for the development of position descriptions and competencies for the direct report staff, along with the development and completion of performance standards and appraisals. Address grievances, apply disciplinary policies, and nominate incentive awards. - Develops and maintains continuing programs in organizational improvement, continuing education, and other quality improvement activities. - Participates in quality assurance activities to include and provide data collection, data analysis, and trends and reports on changes based on data collection. - Works with the Service Administrative officer and Service Chief on DSS mapping, FTE needs, capacity, analysis, workloads, resource needs (equipment, IT, supplies, space, etc.). - Adheres to CPRS document requirements, oversight of clinic scheduling & access, ensuring staff productivity, oversight of performance measures, clinic utilization quality, patient safety. - Serves as the primary liaison for common interests between the VA and University of Texas Health San Antonio, specifically the UT Health San Antonio / Mays Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology and all other academic affiliates. - Participates in the recruitment and assignment of practitioners with the academic affiliate, UT Health San Antonio. - Research initiatives (available) - Resident supervision/education (available) Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm. May include on-call, weekends, nights, holidays Telework: 1 -2 days per pay period Bargaining Unit Status: This position is NOT part of the bargaining offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be offered to highly qualified individual Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. See Education section. 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 Requirements Conditions of Employment All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U. S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. 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. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. 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). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Podiatrist Basic Requirements 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 Am
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