Available Locations: Colorado Springs, CO (2 locations) and Aurora, CO

Serving as a Section Chief for Primary Care, you will function as an advisor regarding the effective and efficient clinical management of Primary Care programs and services for your assigned Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). The Section Chief will work as part of the Primary Care leadership team reporting to the Deputy Associate Chief of Staff (DACOS) of Primary Care ensuring high-quality whole-health Veteran care, efficient clinical operations, innovations in quality and patient safety, and support of staff in transformative change initiatives. You will have a leading role in performance improvement initiatives within the PACT/Primary Care model. This may include coordination with other interrelated patient care service areas that interact with PACT/ Primary care at each site such as specialty care, rehab, nutrition, whole health, etc. The Section Chief will work to optimize PACT function and outcomes with all PACT members, including, but not limited to Providers, Nurses, Medical Support Assistants, Pharmacists, Social Workers, Behavior Health clinicians, and Nutritionists.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• The identification of priorities for improvement in Primary Care and other clinical sections; and creating opportunities to develop and spread best practices.
• Contribute to systems-improvement projects in the department by participating in various facility and regional committees and work groups.
• Work closely with a talented multi-disciplinary team including physicians, chiropractors, nurses, clinical pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, nutritionists, health coaches, and integrative medicine practitioners.
• Interact with facility service leadership as well as executive leadership members to provide reports and other deliverables related to operations and improvement projects as required.
• Responsible for improvement and maintenance of VA quality, access, and satisfaction initiatives by reviewing and analyzing VA performance measures including but not limited to HEDIS, eQM, SHEP, and SAIL.

The ideal candidate for the Section Chief position must be a highly effective communicator, comfortable interacting with all levels of the organization, and able to successfully partner with facility leadership and other services. They should have a passion for maintaining the highest quality standards and developing a team for growth.

• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 40hrs/wk
• Recruitment or Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):  Position Eligible

Candidates must be: 1) US Citizen or PRA, 2) Trained in Family or Internal Medicine and 3) Have a full, unrestricted medical license in any State Preferred experience: Board Certified in Family or Internal Medicine; VA experience a plus; evidence of Supervisory experience a plus

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package benefits package:

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

To learn more and apply, please contact Crystal Keeler at Crystal.Keeler@va.gov

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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