Physician-Section Chief Hospice & Palliative Care

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EDRP Eligible

Federal benefits

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs in Orlando seeks a physician to provide medical oversight for a 15-bed Hospice Palliative Care Unit and lead a multidisciplinary team. The role combines clinical leadership with administrative supervision of HPC services and education for staff, residents, and students.

You will ensure policies, standards, and patient care quality, while coordinating care across inpatient and emergency services and contributing to program evaluation.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full and unrestricted medical license in any US state or territory.
• Board certification in Hospice & Palliative Care or Geriatrics is preferred.
• Experience supervising physicians, nurse practitioners and interprofessional teams.

Responsibilities

• Clinical responsibilities comprise 70% of duties, with leadership of a 15-bed HPC unit.
• Provide medical oversight and supervise HPC physicians, NPs, and fellows.
• Deliver staff training, ensure timely charting, and coordinate patient care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Hospice care supervision

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education & mentoring

Education

MD/DO with board certification

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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