Physician - Associate Chief of Staff - Clinical Care Coordination (Mather)

<p>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.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>This JOA will remain open until August 10, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be June 17, 2026, with subsequent cut-off dates every 2 weeks. Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday to Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact V21CCOEEDRP@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 The VA Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) is seeking Associate Chief of Staff, Clinical Care Coordination, to join the Chief of Staff and the Executive Leadership Team in fulfilling its mission as a leader in Veteran's health care. The VA Northern California HCS includes Sacramento VA Medical Center - a 81 bed inpatient facility with four Operating Rooms and Emergency Services; Martinez VA Outpatient Clinic which includes an Ambulatory Surgical Unit and a 120-bed community living center (CLC); and 13 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCS) throughout the Northern California region serving over 100,000 Veterans. Duties and Responsibilities: Consolidate Transition of Care infrastructure, with formal role assignments, governance, and coverage: Create SOPs, policies and procedures and consolidate the teamwork layout. Set up a reporting mechanism and support in decision making. Enhance leadership availability to the ground force so they have guidance and backup. Review process for market share and distribution of VA resources. Revisit showcasing VA options and identify areas of enhancing service within. SOPs and other policy creation and structuring of the Repatriation and transfer of veterans: Have standard policy and process outline. Formalize a Mission statement and Aims and Objectives. Create process / formalize and revise ( if necessary ) MOU with all private sector CC partners. Consolidate the existing teamwork of support and work force. Create an evaluation process for veteran satisfaction. Rehabilitation Care continuation for substance dependance veterans: Explore needs and options available and process / framework for these services. Explore possibility of a domiciliary type of framework Partner with other organized domiciliary setups for virtual learning. Coordination with Research and PM&R for Pain Clinic / Rehab program : Pain Clinic / university setup to reduce opioid crisis and provider burn out for such services by creating a multidisciplinary PAIN Mitigation team. Use research potential for enhancing Whole Health coaching for better clinical coordination that can also be utilized for TOC/repatriation. Create framework for provider and veteran education for pain management. Create coalition with PC leadership with PACT steering committee for care coordination with PC, TOC, CC , ER and In-patient services: Official MOU with all relevant partners for enhancing care coordination to improve veteran care. Reduce CC reliance and referral. Streamline admission, transfer and create a network of team that coordinates all stages of care from out-patient to admission, ancillary care usage and marketability of VA services at various Locations.</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. 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. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. 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. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.<h3>Education</h3>Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated. NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.