Physician - Radiology
Clarksburg, WV 26301
| Specialty | Radiology |
|---|---|
| Profession | Physician |
Job Description
- Provide direction and oversight for all clinical and administrative activities of the service with commitment to continuous improvement of patient outcomes and services delivered.
- Collaborate and coordinate with the service Administrative Officer for all administrative activities of the service.
- Integrate the service into the primary functions of the organization and integrate the service mission and goals into those of the Medical Center, Network, and Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Coordinate and integrate clinical functions shared by services, including all issues and concerns between services.
- Develop and implement service policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of the service.
- Identify and recommend the sufficient number of qualified and competent staff to provide clinical care and services.
- Provide continuing supervision/surveillance of the professional performance of all individuals who have delineated privileges or defined scopes of practice in the service.
- Develop and implement a performance improvement plan for continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of services provided.
- Identify or recommend space and other resources needed by the service to provide safe, efficient, and effective clinical care.
- Assess and recommend off-station sources for indicated patient care services not provided by the service or by the organization.
- Review monitors of service performance to ensure compliance with local, network, and central policies, procedures, and mandates.
- Responsible and accountable for the quantity and quality of patient care delivered by each employee under his/her supervision.
- Provide guidance and counseling for staff members directly supervised, and initiate disciplinary actions, when appropriate, in accordance with VHA rules and regulations.
- Assure adherence, by those under the supervision of the Service Chief, to the medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations.
- Promulgate an on-call roster for those supervised positions that take call.
- Coordinate the leave schedules of supervised staff, optimally a year in advance, to ensure adequate clinical coverage for all supervised areas.
- Build collaborative working relationships among members of the service and with other services.
- Implement local, network, and central clinical policies and procedures including practice guidelines, and take a leadership role in improving important clinical functions, some of which are contained in local, network, or national performance measures.
- Hear and resolve informal complaints and grievances, develop individual performance improvement plans when indicated, and recommend personnel actions as appropriate for staff members supervised.
- Work closely with facility leadership as well as with education and other affiliates, to ensure proper house staff/student supervision and educational goals are met.
- Assure adequate and proper supervision of all residents, students, and trainees associated with the service.
- Collaborate, negotiate, and coordinate with other service chiefs and management officials concerning all aspects of patient care, research programs and educational programs.
- Assure that all survey and reporting functions assigned to the service are completed and submitted within specified time frames.
- Responsible for service compliance with all VA policies and mandates, as well as with external review organizations including The Joint Commission.
- Determine, with input from appropriate technical staff, the qualifications and competence of service personnel who are not licensed independent practitioners and who provide patient care services.
- Assure service compliance with all Human Resource policies and regulations.
- Provide direct patient care.
- Other duties as assigned.
