Associate Chief of Staff - Primary Care Physician

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

in Louisville, Kentucky is seeking a Physician Associate Chief of Staff for Primary Care. This senior leadership role involves partnering with the PC Deputy Chief, PC Chief Nurse, and PC Administrative Officer to deliver comprehensive primary care services to veterans across multiple locations. The incumbent will oversee human and fiscal resources, ensure outstanding and cost-effective care, and maintain a commitment to ongoing clinical competence through direct patient care.

Practice Info

• Deliver primary care services to veterans at the medical center and at six (8) community based outpatient clinics located in Louisville, Grayson, Fort Knox, and Carrollton, Kentucky, and New Albany and Scottsburg, Indiana.
• Direct occupational health and women health services.
• Functions within a matrix organization with shared managerial accountability over all sections/patient care lines within the PC.
• Expected to demonstrate a commitment to ongoing clinical competence through continued performance of direct patient care in their specialty.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Primary Care Service in partnership with the PC Deputy Chief, PC Chief Nurse, and PC Administrative Officer.
• Collaborate effectively with other RRVAMC clinical service leaders in the development and execution of the overarching RRVAMC strategic and business plan.
• Build and articulate PC vision with related goals, strategies, and tactics that promote high-quality and efficient care delivery, emphasizing Veteran satisfaction.
• Manage proactively and efficiently a broad continuum of programs including all associated personnel, equipment, supplies, space, contracts, and information system resources.
• Instill a culture of data fluency, ensuring leaders within the service can measure and monitor safety, quality, access, efficiency, productivity, and Veteran and employee experience.
• Maintain policies, procedures, and clinical practices that accord with contemporary, evidence-based practices and national standards.
• Ensure that all business operations and health information practices within Primary Care adhere to laws, regulations, and standards.
• Assemble timely budget formulations, monitor the services' fiscal activities, and manage fund control points conscientiously.

Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Regular salary increases
• Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME (must be full-time with board certification)
• This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program, with an award amount up to $200,000 over one to five years.

Benefits

• 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)
• 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 (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Shift & Schedule

Full Time

Requirements

• United States Citizenship.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree from a VA-approved school.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Completion of residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Preferred Experience: Board eligible or board certified physician in a primary care relevant specialty (Internal Medicine or Family Medicine).
• Preferred Experience: Prior experience leading or managing a large, multi-site primary care operation or similar health service line.