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USAJOBS · 3 months ago

Podiatrist-Pulmonary Section Chief

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$315K/yr - $351K/yr

5+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Podiatrist-Pulmonary Section Chief to lead the Pulmonary Section at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. This management position involves administrative leadership, direct patient care, and oversight of educational and research activities within the section.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Organizing staff meetings, communication both down to staff and up to leadership, to include heads up (for acute patient bad outcomes) and issue briefs, acting as Service Chief when the Service Chief and Deputy Service Chief are both on leave

Hiring requirements including recruitments with University, updates on Functional Statements & Position Descriptions, co-management of 6 part folder, pay panel preparation

Routine ratings of all staff, including yearly proficiency reports on all faculty and yearly title 38 mid-year review, OPPEs (2x a year), FPPEs as requested by PSB, promotions, disciplinary actions & grievances, training requirements (and TMS capability), employee health requirements, Peer Reviews (purple folders)

Tour of Duties, VATAS approvals of leave, time card certification, approvals of clinic cancellations

Work with Med Svc office on DSS mapping, FTE needs, capacity analysis, workloads, resource needs (equipment, IT, supplies, space, etc)

Clinical Management including indirect patient care: open encounter & open consult management, CPRS documentation requirements, oversight of clinic scheduling & access, ensuring staff productivity, oversight of relevant performance measures, and development of the new focus on the Medical Home and Patient Centric Care, Utilization, Quality, and Patient Safety oversight, process improvement (system redesign)

The Pulmonary Section Chief is expected to remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field

Practitioners are expected to provide patient care, either face-to-face or virtual, that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life

Practitioners are 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

To ensure practice-based learning and improvement, practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care

Practitioners are 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

Qualification

Doctor of Podiatric MedicineResidency TrainingBoard CertificationPulmonary/Critical Care ExperienceGME/UME Program LeadershipClinical JudgmentMedical KnowledgeEnglish ProficiencyInterpersonal SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine, or its equivalent, from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Completed, or currently completing, residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification

Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice Podiatry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia

Proficiency in spoken and written English

Board certify/Eligible for Pulmonary/Critical Care

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

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

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)

You may be required to serve a probationary period