Podiatrist - Deputy Chief of Staff

Summary

The VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) in Dallas
- Texas - is seeking a dynamic physician-executive for the role of Deputy Chief of Staff. The ideal candidate will be a highly skilled and energetic physician with proven leadership excellence - a passion for teamwork - and a commitment to continuous improvement. A strong track record of embracing systems redesign principles is essential. Physicians apply to announcement CAZM-RV

• VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) in Dallas
  - Texas - is actively recruiting a full time Deputy Chief of Staff who will be based at the Dallas VA Medical Center
• We are seeking a dynamic physician leader to join one of the largest university-affiliated VA Medical Centers - with a diversified - multi-specialty staff of academic faculty and experienced medical professionals
• The successful candidate will be a highly competent - energetic physician with demonstrated excellence as a leader - a passion for teamwork and continuous improvement - and a record of embracing systems redesign principles
• The Deputy Chief of Staff works integrally with the Chief of Staff team as a key executive in the planning - execution - oversight and management of this highly complex health care services delivery - educational - and medical research enterprise
• Significant relevant leadership experience and demonstrated motivation to guide this broad array of VHA missions at VANTHCS will be necessary qualifications for the successful candidate. The incumbent will serve as a member of the senior leadership team ensuring that high quality patient care is delivered to our Veterans and that facility programs reflect the mission and priorities of the VA
• The incumbent will also have direct oversight of clinical and research services in the achievement of VA/VHA performance goals in the absence of the Chief of Staff
• The position offers excellent opportunities to interact with an outstanding and diverse house staff and faculty - to oversee basic and clinical research - and to help shape the dynamic evolution of an innovative VA Health Care System
• VANTHCS is an innovative health care provider in the heart of Texas
• Poised as VHA's second largest health care system - we serve over 156
  -000 Veterans and deliver nearly two million outpatient encounters of care each year to Veterans in 38 counties in Texas and two in southern Oklahoma
• We have 6
  -500 employees and 1
  -700 community volunteers who serve at either the Dallas VA Medical Center
  - Garland VA Medical Center
  - Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center - one of our five outpatient clinics providing primary care and specialty care in Dallas
  - Fort Worth
  - Grand Prairie
  - Plano - and Tyler - or otherwise support the primary care provided by our five contract community-based outpatient clinics
• VANTHCS provides comprehensive health services through primary - secondary - tertiary and long-term care in many disciplines including internal medicine - surgery - mental health - and rehabilitation
• The over 600 bed system has a regional Spinal Cord Injury Center - comprehensive Domiciliary Care Program - and Community Living Center with a dedicated hospice unit
• In 2009 - a Fisher House was established on the Dallas campus to provide no-cost temporary lodging in a home-like setting for families of Veterans or active duty military personnel undergoing treatment at the facility
• VANTHCS is in the vanguard of advanced clinical specialty services including interventional cardiology - interventional radiology - cutting edge nuclear medicine imaging - robot-assisted surgery - and dedicated hematology/oncology and HIV care
• Recognizing the importance of educating tomorrow's clinicians - we have an extraordinary teaching mission that provides education and…