Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Residential Rehab Treatment Program (APN) - Detail

The Deputy Chief, Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) Medical Operations (APN) detail is for the White City VA Medical Center. The detail is intended to last for up to 1 year. *If selected for this temporary detail, appointment may be extended or made permanent without further competition.

NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

The Deputy Chief, RRTP Medical Operations is a minimum of 50% clinical, and 50% administrative program management with the expectation that if the need arises this position will increase their clinical care to meet the needs of the service. Examples include but are not limited to clinical staff unplanned absences, turnover, or attrition. Provides executive input in the strategic plan, budget, mission, operations, and policy development for local and network efforts.

Utilizes current trends and relevant theories in an analytical framework to design, implement, and measure integrated programs and activities to achieve clinical and administrative goals. Evaluates outcomes against strategic priorities. Demonstrates substantial and continuous responsibility for directing and managing an integrated service/program.

Serves as a consultant to medical center staff and the greater community in areas of expertise. Demonstrates grade-appropriate, consistent critical thinking skills. Identifies outcomes that can be improved and leads the performance improvement process to enhance and/or sustain clinical and administrative outcomes.

Identifies, develops, and/or initiates programs to ensure a safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff. Provides leadership in the development, implementation, and review/revision of policies, protocols, procedures, standards of care, competencies and privileges for complex and diverse integrated programs and evaluates operational outcomes. Utilizes a variety of evaluation strategies to define the overall effectiveness and outcomes of applications, software, and hardware.

Identifies performance improvement opportunities and initiates/leads quality improvement teams to collect data, analyze results, and design practice changes to improve outcomes. Provides a leadership role in professional, community, and governmental bodies that shape healthcare policy, contributing to the development/improvement of the healthcare delivery system and better patient outcomes. Develops systems and processes to support staff participation in interdisciplinary work groups.

Fosters a climate for practice that enhances job satisfaction through mutual responsibility for productivity and quality improvement. Manages planned and imposed change effectively, assisting the consumer within the organization and/or community to move through the change process. Assesses, implements, and evaluates professional standards of clinical practice and ensures compliance with accrediting and regulatory bodies.

Leads within a High-Reliability Organization framework. Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards 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 Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30-4:00pm Pacific Daylight Time. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.