Physician - Deputy Director of Primary Care

<p>VA Boston Healthcare System is looking for a Deputy Director of Primary Care. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive offered to highly qualified, eligible applicants. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Come join an interdisciplinary executive leadership team with a passion for primary care transformation and innovation. The VA Boston primary care service cares for 30,000 patients across 10 practices in the Greater Boston area. VA BHS is a leader in delivering patient-centered care, is a 5-star, level 1A facility with academic affiliations including Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine. VA Boston HCS is perennially named in the Boston Globe Best Places to Work and high Veteran satisfaction scores. The position is approximately 60% administrative and 40% clinical. Administrative responsibilities include: leading performance improvement initiatives, recruitment & hiring of primary care providers, managing a float pool of providers, and overseeing the peer review process for the service line. The Deputy Director stands in for the Service Line Chief when s/he is away; reviewing medical center credentials; interacting with patient advocates to address quality of care issues; contributing to the continuing education of providers. The Deputy Director represents the Primary Care service on numerous committees and workgroups and collaborates across the organization to improve processes and quality of care. There are also opportunities for medical student and resident education. Candidates with interests in team-based case, patient-centered care, population health, and/or clinical informatics are encouraged to apply. The clinical practice could be in one of several different clinical locations. The clinical practice location will depend on the interests and experience of the candidate as well and the needs of the service. Options include one of the two academic practices with resident continuity clinics, women's health clinic, or a general primary care clinic. Primary care at VA Boston provides proactive, personalized and patient-driven care to optimize health status and to promote healthy living. VA Primary Care Providers (PCPs) manage a complex panel of patients, providing comprehensive medical care, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management. PCPs deliver care within Patient Aligned Care teams where each patient has longitudinal relationships with their PCP and care team. Larger practices have integrated behavioral health, clinical pharmacists, dieticians, and social workers. Panel sizes are approximately 1200 patients per full-time physician and appointment lengths are 60 minutes for new patients and 30 minutes for all other appointments. Providers are trained in patient-centered communication skills. Complementary and integrative therapies are increasing available. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified, eligible applicants. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): 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. Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHAEDRPProgramSupport@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 Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday - Friday; Day Tour</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 dentification 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.