Chief of Rehabilitation and Extended Care

Job Description

The VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System seeks a board-certified physician to serve as the Chief of Rehabilitation and Extended Care. The position reports to the Chief of Staff and is responsible for administrating all aspects of the REC service line for the entire VANWIHCS. In addition to supervisory responsibilities, the Chief of REC Services will be responsible for providing direct patient care as well as teaching and resident supervision within the Department of Rehabilitation and Extended Care.

Practice Info

• Operates within a Whole Health System of care in the VA Midwest Health Care Network
• Department of Rehabilitation and Extended Care (REC)
• Provides care and treatment for both inpatients and outpatients

Shift & Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Responsibilities

• Planning, organizing, developing, implementing, controlling, and refining a comprehensive REC program to meet clinical and administrative requirements relating to the care and treatment of both inpatients and outpatients
• Manage a multidisciplinary patient-care program, specifically with regard to customer satisfaction, quality of services provided, and efficiency of service delivery
• Demonstrate leadership in interpreting and supporting the VISN mission, vision and values, while operating in accordance with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policies, facility and VISN policies, and standards of federal professional and accrediting agencies external to VHA
• Provide direction and support to the REC staff regarding equipment technology, policies and procedures employed by the Health Care System
• Carry out a variety of special assignments as required, of which may be handled individually, as a leader of a task force, or as a group participant
• Aid in provider complaint resolution, and space needs to ensure adequate, yet timely delivery of care is achieved
• Review all current programs and the planning, development and initiation of new programs within the service
• Actively maintain a collaborative working relationship with top management to assure full support and coordination among the programs supervised

Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Regular salary increases
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized. Amount to be determined

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program up to $200,000
• 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship: non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Urine drug screening: prior to appointment
• Selective Service Registration: is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• English proficiency: Must be proficient in written and spoken English
• Background/security investigation: Subject to background/security investigation
• Pre-employment physical examination: Must pass pre-employment physical examination
• Seasonal influenza vaccination: Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel
• Probationary period: Serve a 2-year probationary period
• Degree: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine
• License: 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: Residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• Management experience: Minimum 2 years management experience (preferred)
• Administrative accomplishments: History of administrative accomplishments (preferred)
• Interpersonal skills: Strong interpersonal skills (preferred)
• Organizational skills: Ability to organize work with and apply data for management review (preferred)
• Leadership experience: Clinical leadership and administrative experience at the strategic level (preferred)
• Clinical experience: Extensive clinical experience in clinical specialty (preferred)
• No visa sponsorship available