Physician - Lead Physician - Internal Medicine or Family Practice

The Team Lead will be responsible for the in-direct supervision and oversight of approximately 5-10 providers. The team lead is expected to enhance the capacity and operational quality of the PACT program to fulfill our commitment to provide Veterans with high quality health care services.

It is anticipated that the team lead will be enthusiastic about systems improvements, possess a high degree of work ethic and bring a track record of leadership in clinical/education enterprises and experience in implementations of programmatic initiatives. Experience in the medical home model of care, (PACT model), is highly desirable. The Team Lead will report to the Chief of Primary Care and will work in collaboration with Section Chiefs throughout the facility. The Team Lead is responsible for clinical supervision and leadership of clinical providers assigned to the PACT clinics and specialty medicine clinics. He/she is also required to be a clinical leader and provider with experience in assessing clinical competence and current best practices.

Essential Job Responsibilities/Functions to include, but not limited to:

Assumes 80% clinical and 20% administrative roles;
Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history and requests and/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations deemed necessary to provide total patient care including prevention;
Makes preliminary diagnosis, directs, prescribes or provides treatments or arranges for specialized care or patient referrals as required;
Reviews patient medications, diet, therapy course, adherence to management plan and patient observations, instructs and counsels patients, modifies regimen as required;
Works closely with allied health professionals to utilize and coordinate the services of other Health Care Professionals in the management of the patients medical, psychological and social problems;
He/she will work collaboratively with the nurse managers and clerical support staff without direct supervisory responsibilities;
Provides leadership in the implementation, operational execution, on-going monitoring and reporting national and institutional initiatives focused on improving performance processes and improving quality of care;
Recruitment, retention, mentoring, and disciplinary activities for professional staff;
Ensures compliance with regulatory agency requirements (e.g. Joint Commission, Inspector General, and other external agencies);
Reviews clinical staff performance to ensure quality of care and efficient use of resources;
Maintains clinical activity by full participation in departmental clinical workload.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00a to 4:30p. Subject to change based on the needs of the facility.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Designated and/or random drug testing required
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
You may be required to serve a probationary period
Subject to a background/security investigation
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Incumbent will be required to maintain current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Completion of residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Physical requirements outlined below.

Preferred Experience: Prefer background in ongoing outpatient primary care clinics and Board certification in Internal Medicine/Family Medicine.

Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; straight pulling (4 hours); pushing (4 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking (2 hours);standing (7 hours); kneeling (1 hour); repeated bending (4 hours); both legs required; near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; far-vision correctable in one eye to 20/50 and to 20/100 in the other; ability to distinguish basic colors; hearing (aid permitted); mental and emotional stability required.