Medical Director Primary Care

Lead our Primary Care Team and enjoy a balanced workload!!

• Supervise and coordinate operations of the Ambulatory care including emergency and routine treatment procedures. These operations are carried out with assistance from staff members from other clinical and support services that are supervised by their clinical service chiefs but provide a full range of medical services to patients who are assigned to Ambulatory Care. Ensure that quality, safety, and appropriateness of care are continually monitored and evaluated.
• Arrange and communicate to appropriate staff the availability of providers and coverage during non-administrative hours.
• Works with the Designated Education Officer (DEO), the Internal Medicine Residency Program Site Director and the Site Coordinator for the Internal Medicine Residency Clerkships to ensure that teaching programs on Medicine are appropriate and that supervision of the residents and students is provided.
• Uses national guidelines when available to develop policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure adequate and comprehensive services and communicates these to staff physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other members of Ambulator Care.
• Working with the appropriate Committee/Board, coordinates use of resources, including space, supplies and staffing.
• Ensures all new staff members are provided a formal orientation to Ambulatory care policy and procedures and to the responsibilities of their specific role.
• Ensures delivery of high quality of care for Ambulatory care patients by working with Chief/Assistant Chief of Ambulatory care. In addition, coordinates and promotes service level Quality Improvement and Utilization Review by stimulating parent services. Ensures that overall quality management is the goal for all Ambulatory care staff.
• Ensures adequate medical record documentation, organizes staff in-service programs, and encourages continuing medical education to staff while also participating in these activities.

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Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 08:00-4:30pm

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

VA Illiana Health Care System (VAIHCS) provides primary and secondary helathcare services to Veterans residing in Central Illinois and West Central Indiana. Inpatient services are available in acute and sub-acute internal medicine, surgery and psychiatry. Community Lliving Centers provide a skilled care environment with special focus on rehabilitation, dementia and alzheimers care, geri-psychiatric care, palliative care and extended care. A full cadre of ambulatory care services is offered including primary care, ambulatory surgery, mental health, substance abuse and specialty care. There are 398 authorized beds including 223 Community Living (nursing home) beds in the facility. VAIHCS is also responsible for the health care services offered at Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Peoria, Decatur, Mattoon and Springfield, Illinois, and West Lafayette, Indiana. The population of Veterans in the service area is approximately 150,500.

Affiliations

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Champaign-Urbana

Indiana University School of Optometry at Bloomington, Indiana

Authorized Beds

398 authorized beds (including 223 community living center beds)

Type of Facility

General Medicine and Surgery

Psychiatry

Nursing Home Care/Extended Care

Ambulatory Care

Special Programs

VAIHCS, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS

Acupuncture

Alzheimer's Diagnostic Treatment Services

Audiology/Speech Pathology

Chiropractic Services

Community Living Center Unit (Nursing Home)/Small Home Model of Care (Green House Concept)

Computerized Tomography/MRI

Compensated Work Therapy Program (CWT)

CWT Transitional Residence (TR) House

Ex-POW Program

Home Based Primary Care

Homeless Program/Grant & Per Diem Program

Mental Health Intensive Case Managment Program (MHICM)

Mental Health Clinic

Nuclear Medicine Services

OIF/OEF Outreach

Orthopedic Services

Palliative Care

Post-Tramautic Stress Disorder Clinical Team

Primary Care

Prosthetic and Sensory Aids

Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Program (PRRTP)

Sleep Lab

Substance Abuse (Outpatient)

Visual Impairment Service Team