Podiatrist - Surgery Specialty Care Integrated Clinical Community Director; Chief of Surgery

Summary

St. Cloud VA Health Care System is seeking a Surgery Specialty Care (SSC) Integrated Clinical Community (ICC) Director in St. Cloud - MN. The SSC ICC Director has clinical and administrative oversight of the SSC ICC Service Line. The incumbent must have strong managerial and organizational skills as well as extensive clinical knowledge in the area of surgery.

• The SSC ICC Director provides leadership and management for the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) - Surgical Service (General Surgery - Orthopedics - Podiatry - Urology - ENT) - Anesthesia and Specialty Care (Optometry - Dental and Audiology) - ensuring the delivery of high‑quality surgical care to our Veterans
• This role encompasses administrative, clinical, and educational responsibilities and requires a strong commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Must be credentialed and privileged in the practice of surgery in an Operating Room setting at the VA medical facility
• Provides leadership and oversight to ensure effective management of the Facility Surgical Work Group (FSWG) activities
• Serves as a member of relevant committees and work groups, representing the surgical service and contributing to facility‑wide initiatives
• Oversees and responds to issues, concerns, and deficiencies in clinical outcomes, surgical standards of care, and coordination of surgical care with the VA medical facility
• Ensures dissemination of information provided by NSO or VISN leadership to FSWG members and others as appropriate
• Facilitates and participates in VA medical facility surgical mortality and morbidity review conferences
• Collaborates with the facility surgical quality nurse to ensure the validity of surgical data entered into the VistA Surgery Package (or equivalent electronic health record surgery platform) for each procedure performed in an operating room
• Coordinates ongoing functions of the facility surgical quality nurse, including timely VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) data submission and compliance with other VASQIP requirements
• Assists in the assessment and management of all faculty, students, residents, and staff in the SSC ICC
• Provides oversight of all items relating to Employee Relations/Labor Relations, Equal Employment Opportunity, patient advocate issues, Joint Patient Safety reports, etc.
• Provides guidance and clinical supervision for the nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, and health technicians assigned to Surgery and Specialty Care (SSC) and Ambulatory Care Services (ASC)
• Monitors and evaluates the performance of surgical staff, promoting professional development and ensuring compliance with VA regulations and standards
• Assists in the development, implementation, and expansion of programs in the SSC/ASC
• Oversees the SSC ICC budget
• Participates in various facility programs designed to enhance and improve the delivery of patient care services, including Process Improvement Action Teams, Root Cause Analysis, and Peer Review
• Exhibits leadership in initiating change in patient care programs based on current concepts and findings from evidence‑based research and studies
• Keeps informed of developments in the management and treatment of diseases and illnesses through continuing medical education – both formal and informal
• Actively participates in external review bodies:
  Joint Commission, Office of Inspector General, Office of Medical Investigation, Annual Workplace Evaluation, and others as appropriate
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday to Friday – 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Telework:
  Available (Ad‑hoc). Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized