Physician (Chief Medical Officer)

Full Job Description

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement.

Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Board Certification is Required for this position. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.

The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.

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.

Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.

(NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.

Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs).

PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis.

PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision.

Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Experience: BOARD CERTIFIED IM/FM/DO; 2YEARS CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE and FULL SCOPE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting (under 15-44lbs); Moderate carrying (Under 15-44lbs); Straight pulling (1 hour); Reaching over shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (approx.

5 hours); Standing (approx. 4 hours.); Kneeling (approx. 1 hour); Repeated bending (approx.

4 hours); Both legs required; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Mental/Emotional Stability.

Major Duties:

The incumbent serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Primary Care at the patient-focused Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Healthcare System (ATLVAMC) and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC).

Incumbent may travel between campuses in order to perform duties and supervision, but the actual duty station will be at the CBOC.

The incumbent is directly supervised by the Regional Director (RD) of Primary Care.

Incumbent must have current board certification in either Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Doctor of Osteopathic. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): may be authorized up to 5% of salary. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): not authorized. Appraised Value Offer (AVO): not authorized.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): authorized Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

Contact information for EDRP Coordinator will be provided in the future for questions/assistance.

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 The CMO physician's primary responsibility is to provide primary care services for a panel of 1250 patients.

The CMO physician will perform exams according to performance measure guidelines and procedures and dictate/type notes according to policy/procedure.

The CMO reports directly to the Regional Director (RD), and Service Line Deputy Chief.

Other duties may include screening outpatient, patients to determine need for further care, evaluating unscheduled patients under the physician's care, ordering diagnostic studies, carrying out health promotion and disease prevention activities, initiating and expediting requests for consultations and scheduling special tests and studies.

The CMO may be on rotation to do extended hours once per month or less.

Adheres to operational policies and procedures for the primary care team, established by the primary care service line manager, Regional Director (RD).

Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate service.

Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders and encounters for all patients.

The incumbent plans and assumes full administrative responsibility for the development and direction of functional primary care programs and physically dispersed staff.

This requires the formulation and implementation of general policies, procedures, program standards, goals, and objectives for the primary care department that are consistent with and supportive of the mission of the VISN and VA JMC Atlanta.

The CMO physician exercises independent judgment in the practice and provision of primary services (clinical care, consultation, and education).

She/he may consult with peers, the Regional Director, the Deputy Chief and Chief of Primary Care, and the Chief of Staff as needed. She/he reports to the Regional Director (RD).

The Chief Medical Officer acts as the approving official for the staff physician, to ensure adherence to professional standards of the practice of primary care.

Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm