Physician - Section Chief of Pain Management

Full Job Description

The Chalmers P Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic in Columbus, Ohio is seeking to hire a Section Chief for the Pain Management Services, who reports to Surgery Service to serve Veterans at the main facility with potential to rotate to Community Based Outpatient Clinics within the Chalmers P.

Wylie catchment area.

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.

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. English Language Proficiency.

In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.

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.

Preferred Experience and Certifications Reference: Three years in a pain management setting, supervisory experience also desired.

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

Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others.

Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing or speech may be required.

however, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Major Duties:

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VHA Physician Total Rewards Work Schedule: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday thru Friday; May vary depending on deployment and/or assigned facility needs Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available, Ad-hoc Travel: Up to 50% may be required.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not available Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Available PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Available Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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 Some of the daily duties in Pain Medicine: Patient Care: Interventional Pain Management providers are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness and treatment of disease.

Medical/Clinical Knowledge: The Interventional Pain Management Section Chief is expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.

Clinical Judgment: To ensure practice-based learning and improvement, pain management providers are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care.

Interpersonal & Communication Skills: The Interventional Pain Management Section Chief is expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team.

Professionalism: The Interventional Pain Management Section Chief is expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession.

Systems-Based Practice: The Interventional Pain Management Section Chief is expected to demonstrate both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care.

Initiates interdisciplinary projects to improve organizational performance. Initiates and/or leads interdisciplinary committees, task forces, groups to improve patient care at the program or facility.

Develops and evaluates clinical guidelines or customer service initiatives at the unit, program, or facility level.

Identifies opportunities for improvement and initiates the performance improvement process at the program or service level.

Performance improvement activities, demonstrating leadership at the program/service level performance level.

Utilizes innovations and creative approaches for changing nursing practice at the service and medical center level, based on performance improvement findings.