Physician Section Chief Compensation and Benefits Employee Occupational Health

LeadingAge Virginia; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CME reimbursement

Tail coverage

Federal benefits package

Generous paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

LeadingAge Virginia is seeking a Section Chief in Compensation and Pension and Employee Occupational Health to lead clinical operations at the Hampton facility. You will supervise staff and collaborate with the Associate Chief and Chief of Primary Care to maintain high-quality care for veterans.

The role entails directing clinical activities, ensuring adherence to VA policies, and coordinating with health resources to evaluate veterans for disability, pension, and related conditions.

Qualifications

• Must have US citizenship or meet VA policy for non-citizens.
• MD or equivalent degree from an approved medical school.
• Current full and unrestricted medical license in US or DC.
• Residency training in an approved core specialty with board eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Oversee compensation and pension medical duties and staff supervision.
• Provide clinical support for APPs and supervise health programs.
• Ensure practice aligns with Joint Commission, VISN, and VA guidelines.
• Perform disability, pension, and environmental hazard assessments as needed.
• Develop policies to ensure ethics, safety, and quality in the section.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree

Unrestricted medical license

Residency in core specialty (ACGME/AOA)

Board certification eligibility

Job description

Summary

The Section Chief in Compensation and Pension and Employee Occupational Health is responsible for overseeing all aspects of primary care delivered within Compensation and Pension and the Employee Occupational Health section. Supervising staff - in collaboration with the Associate Chief and Chief of Primary Care.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

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
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR[(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additional­ly - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Preferred Experience: VA Primary Care experience in leadership
• Previous supervisory experience preferred
• Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position - with or without reasonable accommodation - without hazard to themselves or others
• Depending on the essential duties of a specific position - usable vision - color vision - hearing or speech may be required
• however - in most cases - a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Major Duties and Responsibilities to include but not be limited to: Performs pre-employment physicals - urine drug testing related to pre-employment assessment and other duties as assigned
• Evaluates workplace injuries and coordinates with workman's compensation
• Provides clinical support for APPs
• Serves as interprets VA guidance (Employee Occupational Health Guidebook) for the office of EOH and translates this information into practice guidelines
• Serves as the Professional Supervisor for the facilities Hearing Conservation Program - administers the EAP program - and provides fitness for duty evaluations
• Supervises the EOH immunization program and RN - develops and provides reports to the facilities Infection Control and Environment of Care Committees
• Primary focus of practice is the independent clinical evaluation of veterans for disability - pension - environmental hazard and/or registry examinations
• Collaborates with other health care resources to fully evaluate requested conditions sufficient for purposes - of disability rating
• Developing policies and procedures to assure effective management - ethics - safety - communication - and quality within the section and between compensation and pension - employee occupational health and other services as appropriate
• Developing policies and procedures to assure effective management - ethics - safety - communication - and quality within the section and between compensation and pension - employee occupational health and other services as appropriate
• Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions in units/programs in the Hampton VA Medical Center to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment - medication evaluation and management
• Orders diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions
• Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with the Joint Commission - Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARE) - VA policies and procedures - clinical practice guidelines - VISN standards - national statutes and regulations - medical record documentation - mandatory continuing education - and HIPPA policies
• Plans and oversees the completion of personal research programs - designed to provide information regarding program planning and relevant treatment approaches
• Support and ensure compliance on the part of his/her staff support of resident/PA/NP/DO student supervision policy - clinical reminders - completion of encounters and notes - performance measures and indicators as required by local - VISN and national policy
• 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 07:00am-04:00pm