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Emergency Department Medical Director

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Summary Martinsburg VA Medical Center offers a comprehensive range of services - including internal medicine - ambulatory surgery - audiology and speech pathology - dental - nursing home - nutrition - podiatry - prosthetics - women's health - mental health and rehabilitation medicine. Patient care is provided through an integrated primary care concept - and each veteran is assigned to a team of health care providers that follows the patient's care both as an inpatient and an outpatient.

Qualifications 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.

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

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

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: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) 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

Proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred Experience: Board certification in Emergency Medicine preferred - but other career emergency medicine physicians with proven clinical and administrative skills will be considered

Demonstrated knowledge and ability in the managerial and financial aspects of emergency medicine

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/

Physical Requirements: Lifting up to 35 pounds - intermittently

moderate carrying (15-35 pounds) - intermittently

lifting over 35 pounds with assistive devices in accordance with the Safe Patient Handling Policy except in emergent situations requiring prompt patient care

pulling - intermittently

pushing - intermittently

reaching above the shoulders - intermittently - both hands required

walking - intermittently

standing - intermittently

kneeling - intermittently

and repeated bending.

Duties

The Emergency Department Medical Director is responsible for ED efficiency - patient flow - and clinical outcomes - in conjunction with organizational goals and priorities

This position is 50% Clinical-50% Administrative

Demonstrates knowledge and ability in the managerial and financial aspects of emergency medicine

Speaks effectively on administrative and clinical matters related to emergency medicine

Provides evaluation - stabilization - and movement to definitive care of acute medical - surgical - and trauma conditions that present to the ED

Schedules shifts for the ED physicians and physician assistants to match provider coverage needs based on ED census Supervises and rates the performance of all emergency department providers

Collaborates closely with Nursing leadership - Patient Flow Coordinator - Service Chiefs

Monitors correctness and appropriateness of the emergency department records

implements corrective intervention as required in association with medical records and quality assurance mechanisms

Reviews and responds to concerns reported through the Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR) program

Participates in personnel - purchasing - and procedural changes in the emergency department

Recruitment Incentive: Authorized

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package

VHA Physician Total Rewards

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: Primarily 07:30am to 4:00pm weekdays - but can vary depending on the needs of the department

Martinsburg VAMC's local area: Just a little over an hour west of Washington DC - Martinsburg lies on Interstate 81 - where rivers meet mountains and history happens - Martinsburg is the perfect getaway and gateway to explore your passions

The city is one of the fastest growing in the state

In 2019 - the estimated population was 17 -454 - making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and eighth largest city in West Virginia

Martinsburg continues to be the focus of the business area of Berkeley County

Many of Martinsburg's historic and architecturally important buildings were included in seven historic districts placed on the National Register of Historic Places

Amazing eats - unique local shops - charming downtown culture - captivating history - breathtaking outdoors - and much more

Sitting right in the middle West Virginia's beautiful Eastern Panhandle - Martinsburg truly is at the heart of it all!

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