Primary Care Supervisory Lead Physician Job Listing at Department of Veterans Affairs in Charleston, SC (Job ID 2950277-2024-04-08)

Description

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About Ralph H Johnson

The Ralph H Johnson VA Health Care System is looking for a Lead Physician to support our North Charleston, Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

Located in historic downtown Charleston, SC, the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center is a tertiary care teaching hospital providing the highest-level quality for more than 75,000 Veterans along the South Carolina and Georgia coast. The Ralph H. Johnson VA is rated is the second fastest growing VA in the U.S. for percentage patient growth. For the past three years, the Charleston VA has been rated a 5-Star medical center for quality and efficiency, the highest possible rating according to VA's Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning Value (SAIL) model. The 152-bed hospital includes six outpatient clinics, a 20-bed nursing home, women's health, and the full range of inpatient and outpatient care including Medical and Surgical Intensive Care. The VAMC provides more than 934,000 outpatient visits and approximately 4,300 inpatient stays annually. The VAMC has an annual budget of $525 million and research funding of more than $28 million. For more information, visit www.charleston.va.gov.

Benefits and Incentives

Pay: $240,000-$265,000
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

Duties :

1. Performs and records history and physical examinations and records data from clinic visits.
2. Evaluates, consults, develops diagnosis, and manages the primary care panel of patients assigned.
3. Enters progress notes in computerized medical record and completes workload documentation in a timely manner.
4. Provides medical care encompassing acute and chronic medical conditions and all appropriate preventive care for both male and female veterans.
5. Orders diagnostic tests, medications, laboratory tests as medically relevant for each patient.
6. Provides timely follow-up on results and patient inquiries, including and not limited to completion of view alerts, secure messages and other patient communications.
7. Determines medical assessment and develops treatment plans according to accepted protocols.
8. Prescribes medications according to approved formulary, and in accordance with Federal and State Law.
9. Educates patients concerning medical conditions and recommended treatments. (Specific topics include but are not limited to nutritional counseling, need for smoking cessation, need for periodic immunizations and health screening tests, acute and chronic disease management, and other preventive health measures).
10. Consults other specialties as appropriate, according to service agreements.
11. Care of female patients may be required as part of ongoing duties both on an ad hoc basis and possibly as a Women's Health Designated Provider.
12. Serves as first level supervisor of primary care providers (MD, NP, PA) at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).
13. Monitors and approves leave requests and clinic cancellation requests and certifies bi-weekly timecards.
14. Reviews weekly PACT Huddle Minutes from teams.
15. Creates monthly provider surrogate schedule.
16. Monitors provider compliance for training requirements.
17. Completely provider chart reviews for performance (OPPE/FPPE).
18. Attends, leads, and participates in required meetings for Primary Care and CBOC and serves on select committees.