Surgery, Opportunity to provide exceptional care to Veterans as Chief of Surgery | Beautiful Great Lakes Region MI

Location

Saginaw, MI | United States

Job description

The Chief of Surgery is a surgeon (MD or equivalent) with both clinical and administrative roles. As a leader In the department of surgery, the Chief is responsible for the overall operation of the surgical department, whose mission is to provide a continuum of quality care to our veterans. This position requires, board certified or board eligible in surgery, having completed an appropriate residency/ fellowship. The Chief of Surgery will be responsible for the overall medical and surgical care of patients with conditions requiring surgical treatment to include surgical opinion or intervention in both, the outpatient, and inpatient settings at the Aleda E. Lutz VAMC. He/she is to ensure the quality and timeliness of the services provided and collaborate with referring providers.

Duties: 

Administrative (60%):

• Assume the responsibility for the overall management of the surgical service. This includes the organization of the administrative day-to day activities of the surgical department.
• Provide leadership and accountability for all aspects of the service, assuring support of
• The mission and values of this medical center, VISN 10, and the VA.
• Assume responsibility for carrying out the goals, objectives, and plans and policies established by the Medical Center Director.
• Ensure the service functions as an integrate part of a care delivery system, providing a full continuum of patient-focused services for veterans.
• Utilize data about providers and available resources, to formulate strategic st1ort term and long-range plans and goals for the service, and to address deficiencies.
• Plan, implement, and manage the Performance Improvement/QM programs within the surgical department

• Formulate and implement general policies, procedures, standards, goals, and objectives for the surgical service that are consistent with, and supportive of, the mission of the Medical Center, VISN 11 and the VA
• Coordinate and integrate the interdepartmental functioning of surgical service. This includes chairing relevant meetings such as Procedural Case Review and Surgical Program Committee.
• Complete performance appraisal and serve as approving official  for  the ratings of the surgical service providers.
• Ensure, with the assistance of discipline specific-subject matter experts, and that all clinicians meet licensing requirements and clinical competencies in their fields.
• Approve patient re-assignments of providers per patient request, sign narcotic prescriptions of the mid-level provider as necessary, and supervise the clinical care provided by physician assistants if supervising physician is not available.
• Approve provider leave, including review of conference relevance and approval if appropriate for educational purposes.
• VISN liaison for surgical service issues, meetings, collaborative, and other activities.
• Participation in National Collaborative activities including surgery related meetings and others as assigned by the Chief of Staff.

Clinica l (40%)

• Assess, consult, and treat patients with general disorders requiring surgical opinion or intervention, in the outpatient and inpatient settings. The surgeon is responsible for diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients in both settings, as appropriate for care of those patients. In some instances, the surgeon will assess, diagnose, and make recommendations to primary care or other specialty services regarding management and follow-up of the patient. lt is the responsibility of the primary care or specialty provider to review and implement the surgeon's recommendations based on the primary care or specialty provider's clinical judgment.
• Assess the individual patient for appropriateness of an endoscopic procedure by evaluating the risks and benefits related to the patient's condition. Responsible for performing endoscopic procedures. Identification of gastrointestinal abnormalities to include, but not be limited to suspected malignancy, esophageal stricture, Barrett's Esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux, metaplastic atrophic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohns disease, vascular abnormalities/angiodysplasia, diverticulosis, diverticulitis, and polyps.
• Surgical intervention within the scope of surgical privileges at the Aleta E. Lutz VAMC.
• Act as the consultant for patients referred to him/her for input regarding surgical opinion or intervention. He/she will consult on those conditions in the inpatient setting, including emergent evaluation.
• The surgeon will be responsible for tt1e management of conditions requiring surgical intervention. When indicated the surgeon will facilitate transfer to a tertiary care center for risk reduction and to promote a safe outcome for the patient.

Benefits: 

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Recruitment inventive may be authorized for highly qualified candidate.
Pay: Competitive, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay)
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, 8am - 4:30pm

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