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Physician

Employer
The Albany Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Location
Albany, New York
Closing date
Jul 4, 2019

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Profession
Physician
Specialty
Surgery

Employer: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany

Location: Albany, New York (US)

Profession: Physician

Specialty: Otolaryngology, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery,

Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Urology, Thoracic Surgery (non-cardiac).

The Albany Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located in Albany, NY is seeking BC/BE surgery candidates to lead our innovative and dynamic Surgery Staff. If selected, you will be responsible for the effective and efficient management of surgical programs and services. You will oversee the clinical aspects of the Surgical Service department, including budget and fiscal management, human resources management, strategic planning, and program development, assuring that the clinical and administrative functions are integrated to provide optimum utilization of the available resources. As the Chief of Surgical Services, you will be responsible for the overall care of patients with conditions requiring treatment in Surgical

Service to include consultative, prescriptive and ordering authority in the outpatient setting.

In addition to supervisory responsibilities, you will be responsible for providing direct patient care and surgery as well as teaching and resident supervision within the Department of Surgery. The incumbent follows established guidelines, ethics, and policies and protocols of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Stratton VAMC and the profession.

Scope of Assigned Duties:

Administrative

  • Ensuring the service functions as an integrated care delivery system, providing full continuum of patient-focused Surgical services for Veterans.
  • Coordinating and integrating the interdepartmental functions of surgical service. This includes chairing relevant meetings.
  • Emphasizing, and personally modeling, clear, compassionate, careful communication with other clinical and administrative services.
  • Monitoring and ensuring compliance with local resident supervision policy.

Clinical

  • Providing direct clinical care within your specialty.
  • Completing medical records and ensuring subordinates complete medical records within a timely fashion and in accordance with current VA guidance.

Quality of Care

  • Providing quality clinical care that follows all relevant Joint Commission requirements, VA Handbooks, Directives, Medical Center Memoranda, existing Surgical Service Standard Operating Procedures, Joint Commission regulations and other relevant accrediting agencies as indicated and ensuring efficiency of service delivery.

Communication

  • Representing the organization, internally and externally, in a manner that reflects positively on the Stratton VAMC Employees, the Veterans Health Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    A link to the full job announcement may be found here:

    https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/534562600

    Applications may be submitted through the above link or emailed to the point of contact below.

    Taylor Stewart, Human Resources Specialist

    Email: Taylor.stewart@va.gov

    Phone: (518) 626-6776

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