Administration - Management Physician Job with Veterans Health Administration in Martinsburg, WV

Job Description

Excellent opportunity for Chief of Surgery Physician at Martinsburg VA Medical Center!

Great Work-Life Balance!

Located in the heart of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) can be found on 175 acres in historic Berkeley County and has a service area of more than 70,000 Veterans in West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The Medical Center, part of the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5), offers a comprehensive range of services, including internal medicine, ambulatory surgery, audiology and speech pathology, dental, nursing home, nutrition, podiatry, prosthetics, women's health, mental health and rehabilitation medicine. Patient care is provided through an integrated primary care concept, and each veteran is assigned to a team of health care providers that follows the patient's care both as an inpatient and an outpatient. It is the mission of the Medical Center to honor America's Veterans as heroes by providing the highest quality health care. The employees of the Martinsburg VAMC are dedicated to improving the quality of life for eligible veterans through excellent health care.

Duties: The Chief of Surgical Services oversees all aspects of the Surgical Service Department at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center, including quality assurance, quality improvement, budget and fiscal management, human resource management, strategic planning, and planning development. The Chief of Surgery assures that the clinical and administrative functions are integrated to provide optimum utilization of available resources.

Major Duties:

• Participate in the operating room commensurate with technical abilities.
• Provides quality clinical care and services with regard to customer satisfaction.
• Provides comprehensive care of ambulatory patients in the outpatient clinic, inpatients, and patients presenting to the Emergency Department by performing clinical examinations, managing new patient consultations, diagnosis, and treatments.
• Ensures completion of encounters and operative notes.
• Assumes the responsibility for the overall management of the Martinsburg VA Surgical Service and ensures the service functions as an integrated care delivery care system, providing patient-focused surgical services for veterans.
• Completes medical record documentation and ensures subordinates complete medical records within a timely manner and in accordance with current VA guidelines.
  
  

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 to 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.

• Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in 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.
• 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.
• Preferred Experience: 3 years related supervisory experience and Board Certification
  
  

Benefits:

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
  
  

Time Off

We know you value personal time spending with your loved ones or pursuing your interests.

• 13 to 26 days of paid annual leave
• 13 sick days annually, with unlimited accumulation
• 11 paid federal holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Up to 15 days of leave for active reservists and National Guard members
  
  

Flexibility

Life happens, and sometimes it happens between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or on another coast.

• Work-from-home options
• Flexible scheduling
• Work anywhere in the U.S. with one active license
• Choose from any of our 1,300 facilities
• Change locations without losing benefits or salary
  
  

Insurance Options

Whether protecting you personally or professionally, VA insurance coverage is unparalleled.

• Comprehensive federal health insurance for life
• Up to 75% of health premiums paid
• Group life insurance for you and eligible family members
• Long-term care coverage for home care, adult day care, and facility care
• Flexible savings accounts to pay for health care expenses, tax-free
• Free medical malpractice insurance for health care providers
  
  

Retirement

Prepare for the next stage in your life with federally supported retirement options.

• Access to the Federal Employees Retirement System
• Eligible for monthly retirement benefits after just 5 years of federal service
• Supplement your retirement with the tax-deferred Thrift Savings Plan, similar to a 401(k)
• Long-term disability benefits after 18 months of service
• Add VA benefits to your full military retirement pay or pension
  
  

Competitive Compensation

• Strong starting salaries, steady growth, and incentives
• Employment incentives, including recruitment and relocation bonuses and retention allowances.
• Regular performance-based increases and accelerated increases for outstanding performance
• Premium pay rates for overtime, weekend, holiday, on-call, and night work
• Incentive awards like superior performance awards, special contribution awards, quality step increases, and VA honor awards
  
  

Our Mission

At VA, we put Veterans at the heart of everything we do. We recognize that it is up to all of us to make sure Veterans can enjoy the health and happiness they deserve. That's why we're constantly pushing ourselves to develop more advanced treatments, enhance support services, and expand access to our state-of-the-art facilities.