Physician - Regional Medical Director

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Clinical/Administrative:
  • Exercises direct supervisory responsibility for the regional physicians, and advanced practice providers (APP).
  • Provides clinical input and consultative advice on treatment plans and is readily assessable and responsive to calls from team members in a Veteran's home with urgent need for consultation.
  • Participates in attendance of interdisciplinary team meetings.
  • Reports quality of care issues promptly through established mechanisms.
  • Maintains timely and complete patient medical records that meet Compliance Program and Joint Commission requirements.
  • The Regional Medical Director Physician executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patients, which may include 25% or less travel to other CBOC Locations.
• Communication:
  • Meets with the Associate Chief of Staff and Leadership as necessary to ensure that the goals and objectives of the VAMC are met.
  • Communicates with other healthcare providers, as necessary, to ensure the timely access and continuity of care to Veterans.
  • Communicates clearly with the nurse practitioners or physician assistants that he/she oversee, which entails co-signage of APP notes, when applicable, with communication being clear, professional, and directly related to medical care provided to patients.
• Education/Training:
  • Participates in the education/training of personnel as requested.
  • Maintains CME credits as required by state law.
  • Mentors' new providers as appropriate.
  • Cooperates with, and participates in, Risk Management activities as necessary and as required by the service chief.
• Recruitment:
  • Meets and evaluates potential physician, APP, and PA candidates as asked by the ACOS or Primary Care.
  • Assists in orientation of new practitioners to the practice.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm

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EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact jeremy.hunt@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator 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

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service