Physician-Section Chief Hospice & Palliative Care

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Paid time off

Federal retirement plan

CME reimbursement

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Orlando, FL seeks a physician to lead Hospice and Palliative Care within a 15-bed Community Living Center, combining clinical oversight with supervision of medical staff and trainees. The role emphasizes policy development, education and program evaluation.

EDRP is available; questions can be directed to [e-mail]. The position offers a substantial federal benefits package, a Monday–Friday schedule, and opportunities for professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Clinical responsibilities: 70% time with clinical duties
• Provide medical oversight - leadership and supervision of a 15-bed Community Living Center Hospice Palliative Care Unit
• supervise medical/provider staff in multi-disciplinary teams to coordinate and provide patient care
• administrative and clinical oversight of all HPC programs
• supervision of fellows, residents and students conducting direct clinical care
• deliver in-service training for medical center staff, residents and medical students
• ensure timely completion of clinical charting and documentation
• perform transitional care as a consultant with inpatients and ED patients as appropriate
• educate Veterans, staff and family about Palliative Care, Hospice and end-of-life issues
• consult with medical center staff on various patient care issues
• participate in program evaluation
• maintain full clinical privilege as a member of the Medical Staff
• abide by Medical Staff By-Laws
• administrative responsibilities: 30% time managing HPC Services
• supervise administrative positions, physicians and nurse practitioners
• provide leadership guidance and consultation to staff
• supervise HPC physicians and nurse practitioners
• serve as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees
• represent HPC on decision-making committees
• ensure implementation and maintenance of standards for medical providers
• participate in establishing policies, procedures and guidelines for delivery of services
• communicate provider responsibilities and medical care policies and guidelines to all HPC providers
• provide education and mentoring to interdisciplinary teams, patients, families and referring physicians
• assist ACOS of Geriatric and Extended Care with HPC services coordination during critical incidents
• Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 50-55 days per year
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension and federal 401K
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• CME: Possible reimbursement
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage
• Contract: No significant moonlighting restrictions
• Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 08:00am - 04:30pm
• EDRP Authorized: Former participants ineligible

Job description

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Duties

• Clinical Responsibilities: Incumbent spends 70% of time with clinical responsibilities
• Provide medical oversight - leadership and supervision of a 15-bed Community Living Center(CLC) Hospice Palliative Care Unit
• This includes supervision over the medical/provider staff who work in multi-disciplinary teams to coordinate - facilitate and provide patient care and services
• Provide administrative (supervisor and section) and clinical oversight of all Hospice Palliative Care (HPC) programs
• Provide supervision - as appropriate - of fellows - residents and students conducting direct clinical care
• Deliver in-service training for medical center staff - residents - and medical students
• Be responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center as appropriate and outcome data as appropriate
• Perform transitional care as a consultant providing face-to-face consultation to patients under the care of the medical center's inpatient and emergency department services as appropriate
• Educate Veterans - staff - and family about Palliative Care - Hospice - and end-of-life issues
• Consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues
• Remain involved in program evaluation
• Maintain full clinical privilege as a member of the Medical Staff
• Abide by Medical Staff By-Laws
• Administrative Responsibilities: Incumbent spends 30% of time managing the HPC Services
• This includes but is not limited to supervising a variety of positions including administrative positions - physicians - and nurse practitioners
• Provides leadership guidance and consultation to staff
• Has direct administrative supervision of the Hospice Palliative Care (HPC) physicians and nurse practitioners
• Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees
• Represents HPC on decision-making committees at the Rehabilitation and Geriatric and Extended Care Integrated Clinical Communities(REC ICC)
• Ensures the implementation and maintenance of standards for medical providers and forecast requirements necessary to maintain and increase efficiency and effectiveness of clinical care
• Participates in establishing policies - procedures - and guidelines for the delivery of services
• Communicates provider responsibilities and medical care policies - procedures and guidelines to all providers in HPC
• Provides education and mentoring to other interdisciplinary teams - patients - families - and referring physicians
• Assists the ACOS of Geriatric and Extended Care on the coordination of HPC services response in the event of critical occurrences of violence at the facility - disasters - and/or mass casualty occurrences
• 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 through Friday - 08:00am - 04:30pm EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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