Physician - Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatrics and Extended Care
Location: North Little Rock, Arkansas
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is at the momment seeking for Physician - Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatrics and Extended Care right now, this vacancy will be depute in Arkansas. Further informations about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 860439 (Include o! n all documents)
Total salary will include Base Component and Market Pay. Final salary to be determined by local Physician Pay Panel.
Recruitment incentive or relocation incentive may be approved for highly qualified candidates .
Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed.
Appraised Value Option (AVO) is not authorized for this position.
Duty Location/Campus: Geriatrics and Extended Care Service , North Little Rock Campus, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.
Tour of Duty: 8:oo a.m. to 4:30 p.m. a.m. Monday - Friday or as needed by the service.
Candidates need to be board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice and have a strong academic background so as to be qualified for appointment at the Assistant to Professor level within the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Candidates should also possess strong leadership and co! mmunication skills, and the ability to work in a collaborative! team environment. Preference will be given to candidates with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics.
Area of Consideration: The initial area of consideration is this Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS). Management retains the right to select any appropriate recruitment methods such as reassignment, appointment, transfer, reinstatement or other special appointment authorities such as those for disabled veterans, Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) eligibles, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA), severely disabled individuals, Interchange Agreements with other Agencies, etc. Candidates from other sources may be considered only after consideration has been given the best qualified candidates from this CAVHS.
Our Mission: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are ! America's Veterans.
Every job at the VA impacts the Veterans that we serve. You can be part of that team, helping to make sure that our Veterans receive the top-quality care they deserve. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/ .
This is an open continuous announcement. We accept applications for this occupation on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. Applications will remain on file for one year from the date the application was signed. KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
Non-citizens may be appointed when there are no qualified U.S. citizens.
Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
! Subject to a background/suitability investigation. DUTIES:
The ! Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System is seeking a full time academic Geriatrician to serve as Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatrics and Extended Care (ACOS GEC). The role of this position would be to manage the Geriatric and Extended Care Service at the VA. This service includes a growing primary care program (with over 1700 patients enrolled in the Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT), multiple consultation clinics (including outpatient Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM), memory, and activity promotion clinics), an active inpatient geriatric consultation service, an Adult Day Health Care program (enrollment 132 patients), and a 156 bed Community Living Center that includes Respite Care beds, a 20 bed inpatient GEM unit as well as a Dementia and a Geropsychiatric Unit. Each program has a physician director who reports to the ACOS GEC. This position reports to the Chief of Staff and supervises five MDs, nine APNs, and two administrative positions within the Geri! atrics and Extended Care program.
In addition to service and research, teaching is the other major focus of the VA Geriatrics and Extended Care program. Geriatric fellows, medical residents, medical students, and students from multiple allied health professions rotate through the VA each year. Geriatrics is included in all four years of the medical school curriculum. However, the most intensive training occurs during the 4 th year when all medical students participate in a mandatory four-week rotation in geriatrics. As part of this rotation, students spend approximately half of their time at the VA. The ACOS GEC plays a major role in maintaining the vitality of this teaching program at the VA by ensuring that the students are successfully integrated into each of the clinical programs.
The Geriatric and Extended Care programs are closely affiliated with the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) at the VA and the Donald W. Reynolds Depar! tment of Geriatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.! Within the combined VA and university geriatrics programs, there are 22 physicians, 18 APNs, and 17 PhD scientists with many faculty members having appointments at each institution. Like the VA, the University has a similar array of robust clinical programs. The GRECC and the Department of Geriatrics also have very strong research and education programs that provide ample opportunities for collaboration and a depth of resources that can be mobilized to help in program development activities. The VA clinical programs serve as the foundation for many research studies.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Qualification Requirements:
- Be a US Citizen.
- Have a 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 Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- Possess and maintain a current, full and unres! tricted license to practice medicine in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
- Be board certified in the field of Internal Medicine/Family Practice and have Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics.
- Be proficient in written and spoken English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7405(f).
The CAVHS is mandated to give preference to qualified United States Citizens who are suitable for this position described. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified candidates.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications .
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recogni! zed by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited ! towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html . All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. *** If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. ***
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DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE : The VA has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designate! d 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 the VA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY : Proficiency in the English language is required for direct patient care positions. (P.L. 95-201) HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your Curriculum Vitae, (CV) and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions will affect your rating or consideration for employment
Veterans' Preference:
Veterans' preference does not apply to Merit Promotion; however, if you are a Veteran applying under a special hiring authority for veterans, you must submit evidence of eligibility, such as: a co! py of your DD-214(s) (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active D! uty); Standard Form 15 (Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference version dated December 2004), if applicable; and the proof requested on the form, such as a Civil Service Preference letter stating your percentage of disability, if applicable.
DD Form 214: Veterans can now request a copy of their DD-214 online at the following National Personnel Records Center website, http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html . This site also provides instructions and addresses for requesting service records, medical records, proof of military service, correcting records, and replacing medals or awards. Veterans may also request a copy of their DD-214 by calling 800-827-1000 or TDD# 800-829-4833.
For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetsinfo.asp . BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation (annual! leave), sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. Full-time physicians, dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists accrue 26 days of annual leave per year. Annual leave is prorated for part-time service.In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www4.va.gov/jobs/job_benefits/benefits.asp .
Liability Protection
VA physicians/dentists are covered under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The United States Government accepts responsibility and liability for the actions of its employees during the exercise of their official duties. VA physicians/dentists, therefore, are protected by the Federal Government in instances of alleged malpractice or negligence resulting from the performance of their duties in or for the Veterans Health Administration. Therefore, VA physicians/dentists ar! e not required to carry personal malpractice insurance. For more inform! ation visit http://www.vacareers.va.gov/careers/index.asp OTHER INFORMATION:
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 90 or more before any veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ctap .
PBI Interviews: Any interviews that may be conducted will utilize the Performance Based Interviewing process (PBIs). For more information on the performance based interview process, see www.va.gov/pbi .
Filling Additional Vacancies: If additional vacancies for this position occu! r within 90 days of closing this announcement may be used without re-announcement.
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