Geriatrics Medical Director for Long Term Care in Menlo Park, California
The VA Palo Alto Healthcare System (VAPAHCS) is part of VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21), which includes facilities in California, Nevada and Hawaii.
VAPAHCS is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research, Comprehensive health care is provided through primary, tertiary and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics and extended care.
The Research and Development Service excels as a leader in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The non-profit corporation, the Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR), has contributed to making VAPAHCS a leader in research.
This is your opportunity for career growth and leadership development. Join our Team at the Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Center, Menlo Park, CA as a Medical Director Community Living Center .
Requirements
- Board Certification in either Internal Medicine or Family Practice and subspecialty certification in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
- 5 years or more practice leadership experience
- S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Duties and Assignments
CLINICAL
- Coordinates medical care and participates in the establishment of policies, procedures, and guidelines necessary for clinical care in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Oversees scheduling of advance practice providers in the CLCs.
- Monitors performance of medical services provided by the providers.
- Oversees admissions to the CLCs.
- Monitors CLC bed capacity and patient flow across CLC units.
- Collaborates in the monitoring of quality and safety concerns within the CLCs
- Communicates relevant responsibilities, policies and procedures to providers
- Monitors psychotropic medication use to minimize misuse.
- The Extended Care and Palliative Medicine Service (EC&PMS) Home Based Primary Care program (HBPC) Medical Director may hold a faculty appointment at Stanford University in the division of General Internal Medicine.
ADMINISTRATIVE
- Represents CLCs on relevant facility committees
- Oversees hiring, credentialing, privileging, and Peer review processes for physicians and nurse practitioners working in the CLCs
- Oversees strategic planning for the CLCs
- Integral participant with Quality Improvement5 activities of the CLCs
EDUCATION
- Participates in CLC-related educational programs including provision of in-services, as needed and appropriate
- Ensures that CLC providers are current with educational requirements for licensure and are current with VA educational requirements
Benefits and Features
Expected Salary Range from $275K 320K (negotiable based on candidate's qualifications, credentials and experience); Selected candidate may be eligible to apply for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), and if approved, receive up to $200k in school loan repayment.
The VA offers Physicians and all employees industry leading full benefits and features package to support high quality professional practice & favorable work-life-family balance.
- Work Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8 : 00 am - 4 : 30 pm
- 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
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