Physician - VISN Chief Medical Officer

This Physician - VISN Chief Medical Officer position is with Veterans Health Administration (Department of Veterans Affairs) in Phoenix, AZ. The Chief Medical Officer provides executive leadership and strategic oversight for VISN medical operations and initiatives for 3+ defined Health Service Areas (HSA), encompassing 20+ Health Care Systems (HCSs). Evaluates compliance with and implementation of national medical guidelines for employees within the incumbent's span of control providing Veterans direct patient care, ancillary care, or administrative services. Key duties: • Major Duties and Responsibilities of the Position Include: Supports collaboration with the Medical Operations Center (MOC) strategic division leaders to implement national policy. Provides real-time situational awareness and coordinated rapid response capabilities. Supports collaboration with the Business Operations Center and Financial Office to manage embedded financial and human resource units that provide VISN services. Ensures resource allocation for funds and workforce are aligned with Veteran demonstrated needs and VHA leadership priorities. Applies in-depth health care knowledge to develop goals, objectives, and priorities focused on aligning and integrating medical operations across the VISN, HSAs, and HCSs. Enforces standards for performance and manages key resources and stakeholder engagement to achieve program goals. Monitors progress toward objectives, assesses organizational effectiveness, and resolves issues to ensure successful outcomes across complex, diverse health care operations. Collaborates with the HSA Medical Directors within the VISN. Directs mental health services, ensuring access to comprehensive mental health care. Oversees programs addressing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and other mental health issues. Develops and implements suicide prevention strategies and programs. Manages interventions and follow-up for high-risk Veterans. Oversees services and programs aimed at addressing Veteran homelessness. Coordinates with community resources to provide comprehensive support. Enhances the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of outpatient clinical services across facilities. Standardizes clinic operations, optimizes resource utilization, and improves patient access and experience. Aligns clinical practices with national VA policies, monitors performance metrics, drives quality improvement initiatives, and ensures compliance. Promotes continuous staff education, efficient resource allocation, and collaboration among departments to deliver seamless outpatient care. Fosters collaborations with educational institutions to enhance training, research, and clinical care within VA facilities. Oversees and coordinates academic affiliations, ensuring alignment with VA policies and community needs. Supports the integration of trainees and faculty into VA settings, promotes collaborative research initiatives, and facilitates educational opportunities. Manages the provision of pharmacy services and medication therapy management. Oversees formulary management and ensures the availability of essential medications. Manages the process of granting specific clinical privileges to health care providers based on their qualifications, experience, and demonstrated competencies. Ensures that each provider is authorized to perform specific procedures and deliver care within the scope of their expertise. Conducts regular evaluations to maintain high standards of patient care and safety. Oversees the verification of health care providers' qualifications, including education, training, licensure, and professional experience. Ensures compliance with VA standards and regulatory requirements. Establishes and maintains comprehensive records of each provider's credentials to support the privileging process and ensure quality care. Offers resources, education, and emotional support to caregivers of Veterans to enhance their well-being and ability to provide effective care. Provides flexible, scalable clinical support and resources to enhance access to care and address gaps in health care services within the VISN. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm 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 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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed; OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States; OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), 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. Exceptions: 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 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. In rare and unusual circumstances, the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer, who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience, accomplishments, performance, and qualifications warrant such action. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: As outlined in VA Handbook 5019. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.