Physician - Clinic Service Chief for Primary Care

The Clinic Service Chief within the Primary Care Service Line works with the Deputy Chief of Primary Care and/or the Associate Chief of Staff Primary Care to provide professional and administrative leadership for the Primary Care Clinic that they supervise. The Clinic Service chief has responsibility for staffing, work assignments, budget, clinical services provided and the day-to-day program operations.

The Clinic Service Chief works closely with the Deputy Chief of Primary Care in a leadership capacity to help manage the overall Clinic Services assigned and will have opportunities to represent the service on facility-wide committees, take part in strategic clinic services initiatives, and provide leadership in key decision-making situations. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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 The Clinic Service Chief position is located at the Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond Virginia and the primary duties include but are not limited to: Administers information and analyzes systems to evaluate and enhance the quality of services provided to patients. Develops, implements, and evaluates clinical guidelines and protocols to establish appropriate utilization of services. Supervises a group of employees organized as inter-professional team performing work at various levels (e.g. physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, and program support/clerical staff). Provides administrative, technical, and clinical supervision in a manner consistent with a model necessary for accomplishing the work of the service including involvement and efforts at other sites within the Medical Center and/or VISN. Performs the administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised. Observes worker's performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques. Provides informal feedback and periodically evaluates employee performance. Assures staff are appropriately oriented and trained to perform duties, and monitors compliance with mandatory VHA training. Resolves informal and formal complaints and grievances, developing work improvement plans and recommending personnel action as necessary. Advises and counsels staff related to work and administrative matters. Effects disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated in this area. Reviews and revises clinic profiles according to program needs. Performs a wide range of services and provides technical assistance to state, local, and private agencies and universities and indicated. Uses sound judgement in the interpretation of trends and patterns; the application of guidelines; and the recommendation of program enhancements. Performs program analysis, development, review, research, design, and contact work as possible with various agencies. Performs program related reviews, monitoring, analyzing, assessing and planning of various programs under the Primary Care Service for the clinic assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday at 8:00am-4:30pm

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. 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.