Physician- Home Based Primary Care Medical Director

Summary

The HBPC Medical Director - appointed by the Chief of Staff - must be a physician who is responsible for the overall medical care delivered by the HBPC team.

NOTE:

In facilities with academic affiliations - the HBPC Medical Director is encouraged to have a faculty appointment and be involved in academic activities.

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.

• 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 Certified - preferably in Geriatrics
  
  Preferred Experience:
  
  Geriatrics - Home care experience Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/
• Physical Requirements:
  
  See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service.

• The Goals - Priorities - and Responsibilities of the SLC VHA HBPC Medical Director are as follows: 1-Ensuring Excellent Patient-Centered Care for current HBPC Patients
  -Direct patient care as Primary Care Provider for a panel of patients:
  
  -Direct Clinical Care
  -Consultative patient care for HBPC patients on other provider's panels as requested
  -Ensure adequate clinical coverage for HBPC providers including physicians and nurse practitioners
  -Supervisory Clinical Care
  -Provide input on patients' treatment plan
  -Attend Team Daily DMS/Huddle and Weekly Team Review Meetings and relaying important issues to weekly GEC meetings
  -Be available to answer clinical questions
  -Complete provider FPPE - OPPE - and ePerformance proficiencies in the required timeframe
  -Provide clinical and regulatory oversight and feedback to direct reports - ensure provider compliance with VA policies
  -Provide clinical oversight and feedback to other clinical team members
  -Review leave requests and ensure adequate clinical coverage for direct reports
• Serve as coverage as needed for provider shortages
• -Complete timecard review and approval/disapproval in VATAS in required timeframe
• 2
• Improving Care for HBPC Patients
  -Collaborate with Program Director and other staff in quality monitoring and quality improvement/process improvement efforts
  -Collaborate with Program coordinator in hiring
  -Collaborate with VA Leadership on program development and related issues including clinic access and strategic planning for 4
  
  Cast
• -Keep team apprised of medical advances and changing practice standards
  -Provide updates to ACOS and AO on Program…