Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) in scenic - sunny Tucson, Arizona is currently looking for a Medical Director for Primary Care.

Dedicated to Patient-Centered Care, the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) is a state-of-the-art network of health care facilities throughout Southern Arizona comprised of the medical center in Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics. Through an environment of compassion, education, and research, SAVAHCS is a national model of clinical and organizational excellence.

 Position Information:

The Clinic Medical Director reports to Primary Care Leadership regularly for quality improvement progress, while also providing direct medical care to veterans.

This position will work out of the Main Campus location in Tucson, AZ.

The successful candidate will work closely with Chief and Assistant Chiefs of Primary Care. The key responsibilities of the Medical Director are to:

(1) oversee medical and provider personnel and operations, including supervising all providers, ensuring risk management and quality of care, and developing and implementing all other medical aspects of the clinic operations;
(2) provide leadership and organization to implement Primary Care Service goals and objectives for medical and clinical operations; and
(3) provide strategic input into the planning and evaluation process for the organization. The medical director works closely with clinic and nurse managers (TRIAD Model) in developing and implementing the overall clinic services, operations, and objectives.

Duties:

• 80% clinical and 20% administrative duties.
• Supervises physicians, mid-level practitioners and other health care providers as assigned.
• Plans, implements, directs, and evaluates the activities of the Clinic Providers, including requirements for staff, budget, equipment, and supplies.
• Conducts the programs through assistance of subordinates but is ultimately responsible for the success and the fulfillment of the overall vision and mission of the program.
• Conducts staff meetings and coordinates in-service/training for clinical employees.
• Ensures performance measures and productivity standards are met for Primary Care.
• Collaborates with Clinic Nurse Managers, MSA Supervisor/Office Managers, to ensure necessary actions are taken to meet performance measures and productivity standards.
• Develops, reviews, and implements clinic policies and procedures as needed with final approval from the Chief of PCCCS. Trains clinic and ancillary staff on the new policies and procedures as effective and efficiently as possible.
• Reviews Veteran complaints, investigate, delegate, and summarize cohesive response along with the Clinic and Nurse Managers.
• Provides comprehensive and quality clinical care to a panel of adult patients.
• Provides direct patient care to optimize patient health, including ordering diagnostic testing, prescribing medication including contraceptive medication, consulting with specialty services, and utilizing computerized/electronic medical records.
• Provides patient care in accordance with professional standards, core values and commitment to service excellence.

Requirements:

• US Citizen
• Must have an active and unrestricted license in any of the US States
• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency Training in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine in any of the US States
• Work Schedule:Four 10-hour shifts between Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM.
• Eligible to compressed/flexible Work Schedule
• Not a telework eligible position.
• Preferred Experience: Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine/Family Practice by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) or America Board of Family Practice (ABFM).

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About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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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