Staff Physician-Deputy Chief of Staff for Clinical Operations

<p>The Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) for Clinical Operations serves as a key member of the leadership team and the principal assistant to the Chief of Staff in clinical, administrative, and performance-related matters. The incumbent reports directly to the Chief of Staff and is stationed at the Baltimore VA Medical Center.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Major Duties Include: Coordinating and integrating clinical and support programs to meet Veteran needs. Ensuring medical staff compliance with regulations, bylaws, policies, Joint Commission standards, performance measures, and all applicable requirements. Developing and monitoring quality improvement initiatives and process-improvement measures. Evaluating clinical workload, resource needs, and program requirements. Conducting cost/benefit analyses for new services and program expansions. Providing guidance in defining and achieving facility mission and goals. Establishing policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure continuity of comprehensive services. Maintaining strong working relationships with affiliated academic institutions. Supporting complex health care operations including credentialing and privileging, academic affiliations, community partnerships, committee management, business analysis, and related processes. Providing direct patient care as needed within the incumbent's scope of clinical practice. Serving as a trusted clinical advisor to the Chief of Staff. Acting on behalf of the Chief of Staff in all aspects of administrative leadership, including participation in key managerial bodies and organized medical staff activities. Providing strategic leadership, oversight, and support to multiple clinical departments. Supervising personnel including task delegation and performance management. Chairing and participating in committees, workgroups, and task forces at the facility and VISN levels; assuming Chief of Staff duties in their absence. Supporting ad hoc assignments and organizational needs. Participating in high-level policy development with senior leadership. Promoting innovation, academic excellence, and operational effectiveness across VAMHCS. Championing initiatives that support the highest standards of Veteran care. This includes Quality, such as Systemic Analytics for Improvement and Learning (SAIL), Access, such as patient wait times, and Patient Satisfaction/Veterans Experience. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m</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.