Physician - Internal Medicine

The Primary Care Service Line Manager is a practicing physician leader responsible for the clinical and administrative oversight of Primary Care services for the VA Manchester Healthcare System which includes four (4) Community Based Outpatient Centers (CBOC); and is accountable for ensuring patient access, high quality, cost-effective care. The position has a strong administrative component; however clinical duties will be required to maintain proficiency.

• Supervising all aspects of Primary Care patient care including assurance of timely access, efficiency, effectiveness, and appropriateness of care and treatment rendered by all Primary Care providers including physicians, advanced practice practitioners, and support staff.
• Ensuring quality of care and appropriate productivity is provided by all physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants who report up through the Primary Care Service Line Manager.
• Ensuring success of all patient survey metrics (e.g. SAIL) that relate to Primary Care
• Working with Nursing and Administrative leadership to collaborate and ensure high functioning PACT teams.
• Collaborating with Medical, Surgical, and all other clinical service line managers.
• Reporting to the Professional Standards Board (PSB) recommendations concerning classification, appointment, and delineation of clinical privileges.
• Ensuring continuing competence of Primary Care providers with clinical privileges by performing Focused and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations for providers with clinical privileges in the service line.
• Organizing and participating in recruitment, interviews, selection, hiring and orientation of new providers in the service line.
• Providing independent advice and recommendation to the Chief of Staff regarding new, innovative, or needed patient care services to ensure the goals of best practices and excellence throughout the spectrum of services delivered by the service line.
• Providing direction and support to Primary Care staff regarding equipment technology, policies and procedures employed by the VA Manchester Healthcare System.
• Responsible for VHA productivity goals and knowledge of individual medical physician, NP and PA productivity, and mentor Primary Care clinicians in achieving productivity standards.
• Responsible for VHA patient access goals, and accountable of patient access data for the Primary Care clinicians, and mentor Primary Care clinicians in achieving access goals.
• Interacting with staff to resolve interpersonal disputes.
• Chairing, serving and attending committees and task forces, and advising the service line staff of the recommendations and implications of committee actions.
• Assisting with the teaching, education, and research programs of the service line.
• Assisting in implementing the policies of the Medical Center Bylaws, and Rules and Regulations.
• Responsible for reports pertaining to Primary Care as required by VA regulations, station policy, and Medical Executive Committee recommendations.
• Performing peer reviews and participating in Peer Review Committee.
• Providing accurate, concise, timely documentation of care in the electronic medical record (Computerized Patient Record System CPRS) on each patient care occurrence.
• Serving as attending physician for patient care within the scope of privileges granted.

Work Schedule: The tour of duty is Monday through Friday on Station at the Manchester VAMC, with some travel anticipated to the New Hampshire CBOCs.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) or a Relocation Incentive: This incentive may be offered to highly qualified, eligible applicants.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):This position is eligible for the EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program.
EDRP Authorized: Contact VHA EDRP Program Support, [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more.
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