The Chief of Surgery clinical responsibilities include provision of care in specialty of his/her certification, providing consultative surgery evaluation and management services and surgical services consistent with the ambulatory status of the Wilmington VAMC. The Surgical Service is comprised of surgical specialties including General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Urology, Ophthalmology, ENT, Anesthesia, Optometry, and Podiatry. 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. Licensure: 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: Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) OR Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), OR 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. Language: Proficiency in spoken and written English. Experience: The individual must qualify to perform duties as a physician, have completed an accredited residency and/or possess experience which has qualified the individual to perform general duties and some specialized functions and procedures without supervision. Staff physicians may also include attendings who train physician residents assigned in facilities with residency training programs, and consultants who are capable of giving authoritative views and opinions on subjects in their field of medicine. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 ["Directly or indirectly, supervises all individuals on the Surgical Service Organizational Chart, including physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, physician assistants (PAs), CRNAs, nurse practitioners, nurses, administrators and other administrative and clinical staff Completes, or supervises completion of, interim and annual performance appraisals on all individuals on the Surgical Service ORG chart Completes, or supervises completion of, new employee Focused Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPEs), for cause FPPEs, and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPEs) on all physicians, CRNAs, podiatrists and optometrists Chairs Surgical Work Group, including responsibility for developing agenda and reporting minutes Maintains familiarity with and understanding of the VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) and participates actively in sharing results with Surgical Service members, focusing on opportunities for improvement Organizes quality assessment and quality improvement initiatives Chairs Surgical Service Strategic Plan development in concert with facility strategic plan and VISN surgical strategic plan Recruits clinical and administrative staff to appropriately operationalize the Surgical Service strategic plan Participates in VISN4 Surgical Work Group, reporting critical incidents and other required information to the VISN Chief Surgical Consultant Organizes and chairs monthly Surgical Staff meetings and Surgical Morbidity and Mortality meetings Provides consultative surgery evaluation and management services and surgical services consistent with the ambulatory status of the Wilmington VAMC Privileges may include performance of fluoroscopy which requires completion of specific device operation and radiation safety educational modules Privileges may include supervision of moderate sedation which requires Advanced Cardiac Life Saving certification Informs the patient regarding risks, benefits and alternative treatments of proposed surgical procedures and operations and secures informed consent from the patient or DPOA for health care before conducting invasive procedures VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Authorized 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 to Friday, 8am to 430pm"]

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