At the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, the vascular surgeon serves as a member of the organized medical staff and functions within the Medical Staff Bylaws and other rules and regulations of the Veterans Health Administration and the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center.The clinical privileges are established and approved through the Professional Standards Board at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center. 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. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: 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. License: 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. Board Certification: This position requires board certification for the Chief of Vascular Surgeon . Language: Proficiency in spoken and written English. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: In Accordance With VA Directive and Handbook 5019. ["Major duties include but are not limited to: The Chief of Vascular is the clinical expert for all vascular services. The incumbent will supervise the surgeons, and APP's along with the Diagnostic Radiology Technicians who report to Surgery. Establishes effective operational policies, procedures, methods and work schedules to maintain access to timely care consistent with VHA goals. Directs the planning and coordination of vascular clinics across the facility and works with other Service Lines of the Medical Center and CBOC's to ensure that the veterans total needs are met and that the standard of clinical care provided meets or exceeds community standards. Develops business plans and workload analysis to support staffing models for additional resources and expansion. Works with other attending section chiefs, attending practitioners, NP's, PA's, nurses, residents, medical students' and members of various teams including Podiatry, Primary Care and Orthopedics to facilitate a comprehensive and interdisciplinary team approach, reflecting the highest level of patient care: Interprets and maintains standards published by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Joint Commission. Evaluates the quality of appropriateness of care as an integral part of the overall Medical Center quality management program. This includes participation in medical center meetings, VISN meetings and national meetings that directly involve the Vascular Section. Supervising practitioner for students and residents who rotate through the Vascular Service line. Clinical duties include but are not limited to Operating Room (experience in a wide variety of podiatric surgical procedures), in-patient rounds, Emergency Room, and Inpatient/ Outpatient clinical visits. Participate in surgical quality/performance improvement initiatives as appropriate. Manage all aspects of clinic, emergency room, CLC, and inpatient wards. Coordinates assessment of veteran complaints and service recovery efforts as well as coordination of Medical Advisory Opinions as needed. Dually appointed with CMC VAMC and the Hospital University of Pennsylvania. Incumbent has oversight responsibility for the medical school students and residents within vascular services. Oversees Vascular specific time utilization to include appropriate prioritization of cases among all practitioners in Vascular, manage prospective waiting times for procedures, and assures completion of all practitioner documentation. Responsible for all FPPE/OPPE reviews internally and externally, along with completing all performance reviews for staff within the section. Incumbent collaborates in a joint effort with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on selecting surgical candidates for CMC VAMC. Responsible for managing the full spectrum of surgical care responsibilities including admission from an outpatient site, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, consultation for patients presenting with vascular surgery issues and diseases and the performance of invasive and surgical procedures. To manage the surgical care of patients the following will be necessary: ordering appropriate lab work, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, requesting consultations to specialty services, providing both office-based and operating room based invasive procedures. All work activities, both administrative in nature and clinical, will be in conformance with VA, Joint Commission, and other standards as applicable that guide that provider's practice. The physician will work in a team setting with other physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and support staff assigned to perform duties to accomplish the treatment of veteran patients. Computer skills are essential as the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center is fully computerized for note documentation, entering orders and requesting consults. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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 Work Schedule: Work Schedule will be discussed with immediate supervisor"]
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.
