Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Residential Rehab Treatment Program (Physician) - Detail

The Deputy Chief, Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) Medical Operations (Physician) detail is for the White City VA Medical Center. The detail is intended to last for up to 1 year. *If selected for this temporary detail, appointment may be extended or made permanent without further competition.

The incumbent is responsible for clinical and administrative management of the service as well as development of policies and procedures and monitoring of quality outcomes. Clinical/Admin split is 50/50 to 70/30. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Broad and overall responsibility for the RRTP medical operations to include full responsibility for clinical practice, program management, education, human resource management, and supervision for the service. Autonomously manages substantive parts of specialized, complex, professional services which significantly impact the care provided to Veterans. Provides leadership with objective, independent assessments and recommendations for policy, operational, and administrative issues and initiatives requiring decision. Monitor work performance to ensure that requirements are satisfied. Interpret and process a wide variety of data related to program planning and specialized needs of the Veterans, the service, and the medical center. Ensure policies or issues have been fully coordinated, vetted, and staffed. Advise leadership on implications, key issues, and relationships to interest groups (both internal and external) and recommend courses of action. Coordinate and negotiate resolutions to complex problems. Ensure compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements and assure corrective action is initiated as needed. Responsible for professional and administrative management of RRTP budget execution Maintain interdepartmental relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals. Prepare special reports and responses, Congressional responses, briefing papers, issue briefs, and decision papers for the medical center leadership, which may be highly sensitive, confidential, and of a complex nature. Incumbent will provide a full range of psycho-diagnostic service including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders and chronic disease management. The incumbent reports clinically and administratively to the Chief of Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP). Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases 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 Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30-4:00pm Pacific Daylight Time.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.