Physician - Chief Surgical Service

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This is an Open Continuous Announcement and may be extended beyond the current closing date until the positions are filled. Eligible applications will be referred at regular intervals, as additional vacancies occur and/or on an as-needed basis during the duration of the announcement. Once a selection is made and offer is accepted the announcement may close pending no additional vacancies.

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Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
May be eligible to highly qualified applicants Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): PCS Authorized 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 Major Duties/Responsibilities:
The Chief Surgical Service provides executive leadership and oversight for all clinical and administrative aspects, ensuring high-quality, compliant, Veteran-centered surgical care.

Clinical and Operational Leadership Provides leadership and management for all surgical specialties and subspecialties within the Surgical Service, including inpatient, outpatient, and procedural settings. Ensures appropriate surgical coverage and staffing models, including call schedules and contingency plans for urgent and emergent cases. Promotes coordinated, multidisciplinary pre-operative optimization and post-operative management to support safe transitions of care.

Quality, Safety, and Performance Improvement Leads quality improvement and patient safety activities for surgical care, including monitoring and improving key performance indicators (e.g., complications, readmissions, surgical site infections, return to OR, mortality, timeliness of care). Establishes and sustains data-driven performance improvement programs and reviews trends from national and local surgical quality initiatives (e.g., NSQIP or equivalent).

Supports a culture of safety, transparency, and continuous learning, including reporting and analysis of adverse events and close calls. Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Systems Integration Collaborates closely with Perioperative leadership, Anesthesiology, Medicine, Primary Care, Rehabilitation, Radiology, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Sterile Processing, and Nursing leadership to ensure integrated surgical care across the continuum.

Provides expert input to facility committees on surgical program development, technology acquisition, capital planning, and high-reliability organization efforts. Coordinates with other VA facilities and community partners as needed for surgical referrals, shared care, and programmatic collaborations approved by leadership.

Human Resources Management and Education Ensures providers are appropriately credentialed and privileged in accordance with VHA policy and medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations. Recruits, selects, and retains qualified surgeons, advanced practice providers, and other assigned staff in collaboration with service and facility…