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The Chief of Staff develops and maintains accepted management practices throughout the clinical services; develops and presents the budgetary requirements of the clinical services; assists in the formulation of the annual budget program; and is fully responsible to the medical center director for programs of patient care and for the educational and research activities of the clinical services
Reimbursement of Relocation Expenses: Authorized.
Recruitment / Relocation Incentive: Authorized.
02/08/2021 to 08/27/2021
$145,000 - $300,000 per year
Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay)
VM 15
No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
15
Yes
Yes
CAZF-11011712-21-AAM
591775600
This position will remain open until filled with referrals made approximately every 2 weeks. The announcement will be removed once a selection is made.
The VA Butler Health Care System located in Butler, PA is seeking highly skilled individuals to provide high quality services to our nations Veterans. Since 1947, Butler VA has provided state-of-the-art healthcare services to the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. The main campus, located in the heart of Butler County, provides comprehensive care including primary, specialty, and mental health. Our Community Living Center provides short and long stay nursing home care and our Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment program offers Veterans a chance to participate in a full range of rehabilitation services with a goal of successful reintegration back into the local community. In addition to our two campuses in Butler, we offer services in five community based outpatient clinics located in Armstrong, Southern Butler (Cranberry Township), Clarion, Lawrence, and Mercer Counties. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, got to www.vacareers.va.gov.
Founded in 1800, Butler, PA is rich with industry and manufacturing heritage. Butler was voted 7th Best Small Town in America by Smithsonian Magazine boasting a delightfully divers county with plenty to do, from exploring museums and art galleries to enjoying the breathtaking scenery of our parks and rolling countryside. Home to Moraine State Park (the third largest park in PA) and Jennings Environmental Education Center (the only protected prairie ecosystem in PA) provide activities for every season, including: geocaching, horseback riding, boating, trail and mountain biking, camping, disc golfing, swimming, hiking, educational programs, fishing, and more. Cranberry Township (located 20 miles South of Butler and 20 miles North of Pittsburgh, PA) was voted Best Place to Raise Kids in PA by Bloomberg BusinessWeek. With Pittsburgh bring minutes away, you will have easy access to all it has to offer including world class medicine and education, museums, performing arts, professional sports, riverfront walking/biking trails, shopping, dining, and more! To explore more about Butler and all it has to offer, visit www.visitbutlercounty.com.
As the physician executive, the COS is actively involved in the Butler VAMC's leadership and management of resources, organizational performance improvement, patient and employee satisfaction, environment of care, and strategic planning. Through persuasive and facilitative skills, influences the quality, access to, and effectiveness of all medical programs through either direct line leadership or collaborate relations with Service Chiefs. The COS promotes standards of clinical competence and conduct for staff which are maintained through compliance with the credentialing and privileging processes, monitoring and evaluation of clinical practice, peer review, and other appropriate quality assurance activities.
Leadership
-Monitors and ensures staff compliance with agency regulations, medical staff by-laws, rules and regulations, VA facility policies, Joint Commission standards and other appropriate regulations and creates an environment of system oriented quality improvement.
-Ensures all Veterans receive high quality, efficient, timely, and appropriate care with the highest professional and ethical standards and quality of care.
-Ensures the highest level of performance by medical staff members through appropriate delineation of clinical privileges, ongoing performance evaluations, orientation, and use of continuous quality improvement practices.
-Completes performance evaluations of assigned service line managers and clinical service chiefs.
-Responsible for standard of medical care and professional integration of services across service lines.
-Responsible for driving a culture of improvement.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, day shift but additional hours may be needed for patient care needs.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides an overview of the benefits associated with a VA practice: VHA Physician Brochure.
Annual leave shall accrue for full-time physicians at the rate of eight (8) hours per biweekly pay period.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes (upload C.V. as resume document type):
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit a complete application package which includes:
1. Your CV/Resume (your latest resume will be used to determine your qualifications)
a. If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent (latest) version will be reviewed. The latest time stamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent". It is your responsibility to check the status and time stamp of all documents you submit as part of your application.
b. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, you will not be considered for this vacancy.
c. For qualification determinations, your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient and you may not receive consideration for this position.
2. A complete Occupational Questionnaire
3. VA Form 10-2850 (Application for Physicians, Dentists, Podiatrists, Optometrists, and Chiropractors)
4. Transcript(s)
5. License(s) / Registration(s)
6. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section).
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 08/27/2021 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11011712.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/591775600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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