HBPC Physician- Medical Director

Department of Veterans Affairs

The HBPC Medical Director, appointed by the Chief of Staff, must be a physician who is responsible for the overall medical care delivered by the HBPC team. NOTE: In facilities with academic affiliations, the HBPC Medical Director is encouraged to have a faculty appointment and be involved in academic activities.

• The HBPC Medical Director is responsible for: -Collaborating with the HBPC Program Director to: -Provide leadership to the HBPC Program -Plan and direct the educational and clinical experience of medical students, residents, and fellows assigned to the HBPC Program -Assume a leadership role in the development and implementation of HBPC's performance improvement plan. -Advocate for HBPC with VHA leadership and the medical community -Jointly select HBPC team members for staffing -Providing clinical input and oversight for all patient treatment plans -Being readily available to the team members for collaboration when medical or other problems arise. -Participating in HBPC team meetings -Keeping the HBPC team apprised of medical care advances and practice standards. -Arranging physician coverage and communicating the plan of coverage to the HBPC team -Serving as back-up for other HBPC team physicians -Collaborating with other HBPC Medical Directors, VISN leadership, and VA Central Office staff on program development issues The Goals, Priorities, and Responsibilities of the SLC VHA HBPC Medical Director are as follows: 1-Ensuring Excellent Patient-Centered Care for current HBPC Patients -Direct patient care as Primary Care Provider for a panel of patients: -Direct Clinical Care -Consultative patient care for HBPC patients on other provider's panels as requested -Ensure adequate clinical coverage for HBPC providers including physicians and nurse practitioners -Supervisory Clinical Care: -Provide input on patients' treatment plan -Attend Team Daily DMS/Huddle and Weekly Team Review Meetings and relaying important issues to weekly GEC meetings -Be available to answer clinical questions -Complete provider FPPE, OPPE, and ePerformance proficiencies in the required timeframe -Provide clinical and regulatory oversight and feedback to direct reports, ensure provider compliance with VA policies -Provide clinical oversight and feedback to other clinical team members -Review leave requests and ensure adequate clinical coverage for direct reports. Serve as coverage as needed for provider shortages 2. Improving Care for HBPC Patients -Collaborate with Program Director and other staff in quality monitoring and quality improvement/process improvement efforts -Collaborate with Program coordinator in hiring -Collaborate with VA Leadership on program development and related issues including clinic access and strategic planning for 4Cast. -Keep team apprised of medical advances and changing practice standards -Provide updates to ACOS and AO on Program Improvement Efforts, required facility reports, open encounters, etc. -Attend GEC CPM monthly meetings and collaborate with GEC ACOS and HBPC Program Coordinator to ensure appropriate panel sizes, productivity, clinical mapping, space utilization 3. Facilitate a supportive interdisciplinary clinical learning environment for team members and trainees alike -Plan and direct educational experiences of medical trainees (students, residents, fellows) assigned to the HBPC program, act as a liaison between HBPC and U of U Medicine and Geriatric Training programs -Offer regular in-service education (including but not limited to clinical cases, journal clubs, clinical topic reviews, clinical pearls, and direct feedback to all members of the interdisciplinary team -Work with staff to create positive and supportive work environment, ensuring concerns are addressed via chain of command -Serve as a role model of professional, respectful, and collaborative behavior 4. Serve as a liaison between HBPC team and the VA and University Aging Researchers to advocate for HBPC inclusion and representation in research to improve care for all aging Veterans and represent HBPC in the academic community -Educate researchers and interdisciplinary team on opportunities for HBPC patients to participate in research -Encourage the pursuit of research questions and agendas that may improve care of older veterans and HBPC patients 5. Other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00am-4:30pm VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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

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