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Summary

VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System is looking for a Community Living Center Medical Director! The mission of the Community Living Center (CLC) at Central Western Massachusetts (CWM) Healthcare System is to provide accessible short and long-term care that restores enrolled Veterans to their highest practicable level of well-being and function as well as supporting Veterans with end-of-life services.

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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - 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
• 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 or fee-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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Board Certification in Internal Medicine or Family Practice
• Preferred Experience: Geriatric experience - Community Living Center/Nursing home experience
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: This position is typically non-sedentary - and frequently involves being in the standing position
• Physical demands include some physical exertion including periods of walking - standing - regular and recurring bending - stooping - lifting equipment or objects such as assisting patients on and off examination tables.

Duties

• The incumbent provides patient care directly and/or through the supervision of mid-level practitioners - residents - fellows and/or medical students in the home setting
• In addition to their role as a clinician - the CLC Medical Director will have administrative responsibilities for leadership and direction of CLC development and programs - as well as effective interface with the CLC staff
• The CLC Medical Director will participate fully in all accreditation processes - reviews - and site visits
• Actively participate and manage quality improvement projects and work collaboratively with facility leadership to improve program and facility wide quality metrics
• Provide direct patient care which includes assessments - diagnosis - treatment - and outcome measures of medical problems meeting universally accepted quality of care standards
• Initiating and adjusting therapeutic regimens - performing histories and physicals - ordering diagnostic and therapeutic tests/studies - initiating consults and referrals - and prescribing medications/supplies in accordance with VA policy - VA formulary - federal & state regulations - and working within their scope of practice
• The incumbent will need to collaborate with specialty clinics as well as community providers
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): This position has been approved for a Recruitment Incentive
• Relocation Incentive: This position has been approved for a Relocation Incentive
• 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 Work Schedule: Monday to Friday (8:00a - 4:30p)