Summary

Imaging Service's mission is to lead dedicated staff to providing high quality patient-centered care at South Texas Veteran's Health Care System (STVHCS). Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital is a great tertiary training and research Veteran's Hospital. The Deputy Chief (Imaging Service) manager supports this mission through administrative leadership - direct and/or virtual patient care and oversight of educational and research activities.

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
• Language: Proficiency in spoken and written English
• 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
• License/Registration: 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) - 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
• Residency Note: 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
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Duties

• The Deputy Service Chief may function as the Section Chief for all Diagnostic Radiology imaging modalities
• Incumbent is expected to remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field and has full supervisory authority over direct report staff members who provide clinical and administrative support to Imaging Service
• The incumbent oversees the daily operation of the diagnostic radiology section
• Administrative Duties may include - but are not limited to: organizing staff meetings crafting congressional responses HR Management: recruitment updating Functional Statements & Position Descriptions physician salary and pay panel recommendations Staff Management: performance appraisals rewards and recognition promotions - disciplinary actions & grievances - training requirements Time/Leave Management: Tour of Duty assignment and documentation leave - time card certification approvals - etc
• Supervisory Duties may include - but are not limited to: managing service-level quality improvement activities developing performance standards evaluating work performance counseling and instructing staff on both work and administrative matters resolving minor complaints from employees - and collaborating with Labor Relations to resolve grievances and more serious matters interviewing candidates and recommending appointments - promotions - and reassignments improving production and increase unit's quality of work - etc
• Clinical Duties may include - but are not limited to: providing direct patient care and education of others investigating - evaluating - and improving patient care managing clinically-related activities of the diagnostic radiology section managing service-level quality improvement activities that monitor critical aspects of care recommending to the medical staff the criteria for clinical privileges that are relevant to the care provided coordinating integration of interdepartmental and intradepartmental services maintaining quality control programs - etc
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be approved for highly-qualified Candidate 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 Telework: Available on an Ad-hoc (as needed) basis Remote: This is not a remote position Work Schedule: TBD (Typically M-F - 0800-1630 CST) VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards.