Job Description
The Syracuse VAMC is seeking a Physician to provide leadership in the Specialty Care Service, under the supervision of the Service Director.
Open to the following specialties: Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Neurology, and Rheumatology.
Duties will be 50% administrative, 50% clinical. The Section Chief for Specialty Care ICC is expected to remain privileged and practicing in his/her specialty field.
The responsibilities of the Section Chief for Specialty Services within Specialty Care ICC include, but are not limited to:
- Promotes the development of health care professionals within their Section
- Monitors and promotes compliance with VHA regulations, professional standards, and ethical conduct
- Works in a managerial capacity to ensure that the Syracuse VAMC programs reflect the mission and priorities of the VHA
- Participates in the selection of qualified professional staff
- Conducts quarterly meetings with Section staff
- Ensures that appropriate systems are in place to review and evaluate patient care activities and that corrective actions are initiated and carried out
- Monitors and tracks performance measures under Specialty Care ICC scope of practice, serves as service quality oversight leader
- Monitors and ensures each service section's staff is in compliance with agency regulations, medical staff bylaws, Joint Commission standards, and other appropriate regulations
- Evaluates, gathers information, and monitors section specific activities including, but not limited to: SPARQ metrics, Consult management, DSS data on RVUs, utilization and workload, Section productivity, Clinic utilization, Access to care
- Creates an environment of system-oriented continuous quality improvement
- Ensures that clinical, education, and research programs that complement the primary mission of patient care are established, maintained, and reviewed regularly
- Actively participates in the development of goals in support of VISN/VHA mission
- Responsible for conscientious use of Non-VA and Community resources based on VA regulations
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with other Sections and Services within the Medical Center and VA affiliates
- Serves as a member of the assigned committees and closely follows actions
- Participates in Service/Syracuse VAMC/VHA initiatives to improve patient care
- Provides patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life
- Demonstrates knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others
- Uses scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care
- Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team
- Reflects a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession
- Demonstrates both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care
Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm (or as per the needs of the service)
