Physician (Hospice & Palliative Care Medical Director)
2 months ago
The Iowa City VA is an integrated health care system serving 52,000 Veterans in eastern Iowa and western Illinois with a 52-bed hospital and 10 clinics in the community. The Palliative Care service sees approximately 2000 Veterans/year to provide anticipatory guidance, symptom control and identify goals and preferences for Veterans with serious illness. The palliative care team consists of medical providers, pharmacists, social workers, RN case managers, chaplain and music therapist.
Duties
The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties:
- Clinical leader in the care of Veterans with serious illness and their families. Work closely with the palliative care team to provide evidence-based, transdisciplinary care for Veterans.
- Will collaborate with health care teams, including nursing, social work, rehab therapies, and providers working on inpatient units, and in primary and specialty clinics.
- Serve as a mentor and supervisor for the providers on the team.
- Confer with and serve as a consultant to other clinicians.
- Serve as a leader on a team with diverse reporting structures.
- Collaborate with other team members to develop and implement an integrated symptom management approach that maximizes the utilization of complementary and integrative health therapies (e.g., Whole Health Program) to improve the quality of life and functioning of patients.
- Provide care via multiple modalities, including face to face, VA Video Connect (VVC) along with Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT) to maximize Veteran-centric care.
- Provide e-consultation to providers related to serious health related suffering, hospice appropriateness, and goals of care.
- Adhere to established policies and processes.
- Comply with all electronic medical record policies and procedures.
- Comply with local and national performance measures.
- Complete and sign all electronic medical records consistent with current medical staff by-laws.
- Meet all performance goals.
- Physician will always work within his/her privileges, unless necessitated by an emergency.
- Assist in quality assurance metrics, program outcome data and other local data source measurements as needed to ensure strong clinical performance.
- Provide education on palliative care principles to medical center staff and medical students/residents/fellows to improve clinical care delivered across the system.
- Individual is under the supervision of the ACOS Rehabilitation and Extended Care. Participate in local and VISN committee meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): EDRP Authorized. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more Contact VHAVISN23EDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
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: Full Time,7:30am-4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday - Friday
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