Summary

************This position may be approved for a relocation or recruitment incentive************ This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program.

Qualifications

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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Board Certified in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology by the American Board of Pathology
• 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

Duties

• The Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (P&LMS) is seeking a highly motivated Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology Board-Certified Pathologist to be the (Chief of Pathology / Medical Director) Laboratory Medicine
• Applicants should have a strong background and recent experience in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
• Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Serves as the VA medical facility CLIA Laboratory Director - fulfilling all responsibilities of the VA medical facility CLIA Laboratory Director as outlined in paragraph 2.n
• Serving as a voting member to the VA medical facility Clinical Executive Board or analogous medical staff committee and all other appropriate committees - if appointed by the VA medical facility Director
• NOTE: If the VA medical facility Chief - PLM and is not also serving as the VA medical facility CLIA Laboratory Director - the VA medical facility Director may assign this to the VA medical facility CLIA Laboratory Director
• Overseeing all laboratory testing performed at VA medical facility laboratories including - but not limited to - ancillary testing sites including overseeing the ancillary testing program (see paragraph 11) - specialty laboratories - home-based healthcare (HBHC) testing sites and research laboratories performing clinical laboratory testing - regardless of complexity level
• Serving as a consultant for specialty laboratories and ensuring that laboratory testing is carried out in compliance with 42 C.F.R
• part 493 as applied in 38 C.F.R
• § 17.35000
• Working with the Executive Director - PLM and the National PLM Quality and Compliance Officer to ensure that corrective action is implemented where potential for adverse patient outcome is identified
• Directing and coordinating the patient care - administration - education and research functions of the VA medical facility PLM
• Ensuring that quality patient services are provided to VA patients and that personnel operations and laboratory management are run efficiently and effectively
• Providing consultation and guidance to VA health care providers regarding matters pertaining to pathology and laboratory medicine and the medical significance of laboratory findings
• Designating - in writing - which VA health care providers are authorized to perform pathology consultations - including documenting medical diagnoses and information in the patient's EHR
• Participating in applicable cross-organizational performance-improvement activities - developing and communicating to the VA medical facility CoS objectives and coordinating efforts to integrate patient care and support services
• Directing and coordinating the functions of the VA medical facility PLM and outreach functions based upon the mission - special needs and size of the VA medical facility
• Ensuring that VA medical facility laboratories performing patient care testing meet requirements for hospital accreditation
• Ensuring that the VA medical facility submits to annual registration and FDA inspection if the VA medical facility draws or prepares components for or provides transfusion services
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact VHAVISN04HREDRP@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program
• You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment
• Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application
• Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply
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• 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: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm (Tour of Duty is Negotiable) Telework: Not Available