Podiatrist; GEM Medical Director

Job Title

The Kerrville GEM clinic provides both primary care and specialty care to geriatric patients. The medical director is responsible for the quality of care provided by the program, for the productivity of the program and for the development and implementation of programs and initiatives to meet the South Texas Veterans Health Care System mission.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Administrative Duties:
• Leadership responsibilities
• HR Management
• Staff Management
• Time/Leave Management
• Business Planning/Systems Redesign
• Clinical Management
• Transfers and Admissions coordination
• GEM Clinic safety and environmental standards responsibility, etc.

• Supervisory Duties:
• overseeing daily operation of assigned section
• evaluating work performance
• developing and implementing performance improvement plans and performance standards
• planning and scheduling work assignments
• approving leave
• effecting disciplinary measures
• advising, counseling and instructing employees
• collaborating with Labor Relations to resolve grievances and more serious complaints, etc.

• Clinical Duties:
• remaining privileged and practicing specialty field
• providing patient care
• applying knowledge to patient care and the education of others
• timely document clinic encounters in VA's Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), etc.

• Education, Research and Development Duties:
• Liaisoning with ACOS for Education for UME/GME issues and ensures orientation to section rotation for program trainees (residents, students)
• Teaching, monitoring and coordinating educational activities, and complying with necessary trainee supervision
• Liaisoning with ACOS for Research
• Identifying and defining significant Research and Development problems
• Supporting the ACOS for Research and subordinate staff to plan and execute research program(s)
• Generating effective reports and results worthy of publication, etc.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Work Schedule:

TBD (Typically Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm CST)

Telework:
Ad-hoc only, as determined by the agency policy.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized