Section Chief Primary Care Physician

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. The Section Chief of Primary Care in Goldsboro care ensures the continuation of comprehensive health care for veteran patients. The scope of care is responsible for Primary Care services, but must also provide indirect oversight for all medical, surgical, and ancillary services provided at this facility. The incumbent directs daily operations to ensure smooth flow and transition of care for the patient. Includes direct supervision of clinical operations to include all Primary Care providers in support of assigned location in the Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Health Care System. They will work collaboratively with Nursing, pharmacy, and specialty services and GPM leadership to ensure efficient and high-quality care. Services provided by staff are conducted via multiple modalities, including virtual and in-person care. As the PC Section Chief, this individual is responsible for primary care providers, providing services and programming. Clinical: To function effectively in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities, the incumbent, must possess a broad knowledge of clinical medicine, basic medical sciences, clinical laboratory sciences, and operations. The incumbent needs to have graduated from an accredited PA program and be able to perform and teach all of the services required in the practice of Primary Care Medicine as listed below at a minimum: Medical significance, interpretation, and correlation of patient testing data. Anatomic Pathology - able to interpret and explain anatomic pathology results as appropriate. Consultations - Able to provide consultations for patients, instructing physicians as appropriate. Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnostic work-up and clinic intervention, including comprehensive patient assessment, health history, physical examination, and patient education to Veterans in the Primary Care team setting; outpatient include both scheduled and unscheduled Veterans. Record/document health appraisal information, clinical assessments, treatment decision, plan of care, ongoing management and therapeutic outcomes, order medications, diagnostic test and referral consultations where needed for every patient encounter; recording will be accomplished using the electronic comprehensive patient record system (CPRS) and will be completed on the day of the encounter. Other duties as assigned. Administrative Duties: Leadership responsibilities: organizing staff meetings, communication both down to staff and up to leadership. The Sanford Section Chief functions as a liaison to Deputy Chief of Primary Care. He/she ensures orientation to service rotation for program trainees (residents, students), if any. Practitioners are expected to show effectiveness in teaching, monitoring and coordinating educational activities, and comply with necessary trainee supervision. The Section Chief will conduct a bi-annual review of all the Goldsboro primary care providers that report to them to include proficiency reports and mid-year review, OPPEs (2x a year), FPPEs as requested by PSB, promotions, disciplinary actions & grievances, training requirements, employee health requirements, and Peer Reviews. Section Chief will be responsible to monitor and address tour of duties, approvals of leave and premium pay in current time management system, timecard certification, approvals of clinic cancellations. The Goldsboro Section Chief is accountable to the Deputy Chief of Primary Care. The Primary Care Section Chief directly supervises all primary care providers for Goldsboro CBOC. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Available to highly qualified candidates Relocation Incentive: Available to eligible candidates. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator, Cheryl Lahair, at cheryl.lahair@va.gov for questions/assistance. Learn more. 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 Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM