Physician-ACOS CLC/Extended Care – Queens, NY – Outstanding Benefits

The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System provides care to eligible Veterans via 3 medical centers and 2 community-based outpatient clinics. The Margaret Cochran VA Campus is a high complexity facility located in Manhattan with a major educational affiliation with the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. The Brooklyn Campus provides acute inpatient medical and surgical services with a major affiliation with SUNY-Health Science Center - Brooklyn. The St. Alban's campus houses a community living center as well as outpatient services.

New York Harbor, Saint Albans campus is recruiting for a full-time qualified Associate Chief of Staff, Primary and Extended care center. The Associate Chief of Staff, Primary and Extended Care Center (ECC), St. Albans Campus, is accountable to the Executive Chief of Staff for the organization and delivery of intermediate inpatient and outpatient medical care provided at the ECC and its outpatient clinics. The Associate Chief of Staff, ECC, is responsible for all clinical functions of the ECC. The Associate Chief of Staff, ECC, directs the ECC's educational and performance improvement. activities, integrating them and the delivery of medical care with the facility's mission, vision, and strategic plans.

A. Administrative Responsibilities:
(1) Ensures that extended care services are aligned with the facility's mission, vision and strategic plan. Provides input as requested to the strategic plan.
(2) Provides for the integration of medical care with other services and programs within and outside the ECC. Develops and implements appropriate. policies and procedures to provide guidance in and ensure coordination of care.
(3) Directs and supervises the activities of the ECC, including both inpatient and outpatient services.
(4) Ensures that all ECC policies are effectively implemented and maintained and are updated as necessary.
(5) Attends and provides input into, as appropriate, the Director's Staff Conference, the Executive Leadership Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, the Clinical Executive Board, the Professional Standards and Credentialing Board and the ECC Performance Improvement Leadership Team.
(6) Assesses needs for, develops, implements, and evaluates the ECC's performance improvement plan.
(7) Represents the Executive Chief of Staff and the Chief, Medical Service, as the physician at the ECC responsible for clinical administration and quality of patient care delivered in the nursing home units and the outpatient clinics.
(8) Develops, in cooperation with the Chief, Medical Service, an inpatient Geriatric Consultation Service at the Brooklyn Campus.
(9) Ensures that customer service standards are promoted throughout the ECC.
B. Clinical Responsibilities:
(1) Ensures that comprehensive, coordinated, excellent quality long term health care for geriatric veterans is provided in a timely manner.
(2) Provides primary care to an assigned panel of patients at the St. Albans outpatient clinic.
(3) Assigns physician coverage for the nursing home units, designating alternates as necessary; ensures policies and procedures are in place to promote appropriate intermediate bed utilization.
(4) Promotes effective communication and working relationships between the ECC and the VA NYHHS's medical school and allied health affiliates.
(5) Apprises the patient and his/her family and/or significant others of significant findings, diagnoses and prognoses and collaborates with them on treatment and continuity of care plans and end-of-life planning; participates in interdisciplinary patient education delivery and documentation.
C. Educational Responsibilities:
(1) Serves as Director of the Interdisciplinary Long Term Care Conference.
(2) Ensures competency assessment, service level orientation, in-service training and continuing education are provided for all ECC staff on an ongoing basis, and that documentation of participation and evaluation is maintained.
(3) Ensures that a clinical environment is maintained suitable for high quality geriatric education and training for students in the various health professions.
(4) Responsible for resident education within the ECC.
(5) Ensures appropriate supervision of housetaff and students.
(6) Evaluates teaching programs to determine effectiveness in meeting program goals and patient care needs.
(7) Encourages research activities that add to a general understanding of the distinctive aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the functional

Work Schedule: 8:00am to 4:30pm ( Work Schedule may be discussed with supervisor)

We offer:

Annual performance bonus up to an additional $15K per year

Guaranteed salary increases.

One full & unrestricted license from any US State is permissible to work at VA.

CME: $1,000 per year stipend & 5 days paid absence for conferences, etc.

Malpractice: Liability protection with tail coverage provided

26 Days paid vacation & 13 Days paid sick time per year with unlimited carry over

11 Federal holidays with pay

Federal Retirement Plan

Separate 401K with partial agency match

Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance

Learn more about our benefits:   VHA Total Rewards Brochure

If interested, please e-mail CV to Hira.arshad2@va.gov

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 paid Federal holidays per year
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service