Director for Primary Care

3 days ago


North Chicago, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time

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

Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintain full authority with responsibility for the following activities: Patient Care Aligned Team (Main Facility VA Primary Care, Kenosha Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), Evanston CBOC, and McHenry CBOC), Women's Health), Integrated Wellness Department (Pain Clinic and Whole Health Systems), and Medical Home Port (Department of Defense's Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Immunizations clinics).
Uses an analytical framework to create an environment that facilitates the delivery of care. Coordinates and evaluates integrated programs or demonstrates clinical excellence in management of population groups.
Provides executive input in the strategic planning, budget, mission, operational planning, and policy development for local and network efforts.
Utilizes current trends and relevant theories in an analytical framework to design/modify, implement, and measure integrated programs and activities to achieve clinical and administrative goals of the medical center and/or network. Evaluates outcomes against strategic priorities.
Demonstrates substantial and continuous responsibility for directing and managing an integrated program crossing electronic health records, screening requirements, and different clinical outcomes, benchmarks, quality metrics, key performance indicators, and patient satisfaction scores (e.g. VSignals, SHEP, SAIL, EPRP, PMP; PACT ACT, Mission Act, etc.).
Consultant to medical center staff and greater community in areas of expertise.
Demonstrates grade-appropriate, consistent critical thinking skills.
Provides leadership in addressing ethical issues that impact patients and staff in or beyond the organization and the local health care community.
Assumes a leadership role in resolving highly complex ethical issues that have an impact upon the health care delivery system and/or the consumer within the organization and/or the community.
Provides leadership in the development of policies and systems to devise strategies that will enable the organization to successfully manage bioethical issues and protect patient and family rights.
This position reports to the Assistant Chief Medical Executive (ACME) for Ambulatory Care and is responsible for maintaining all operations and approximately 100 direct reports within the Primary Care Directorate. Topics of communication/ responsibilities will include but will not be limited to the following: Human Resources Issues; Staffing; Equipment Management Issues; Environmental Issues; Process Improvement Issues; Patient Advocacy Issues; Budget Management; Strategic Planning; Operational Considerations; Liaison activities with other directorates as needed; and Health and Well-Being of all personnel within the Directorate and the FHCC.



The incumbent will be required to maintain clinical time in alignment with local policy to maintain his/her clinical skills in his/her area of expertise. In addition to possessing extensive experience in a broad range of clinical operations, the DPC must be available to supervise and evaluate procedures performed in and around the FHCC. S/he is responsible for motivating all members of the staff, including physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. With patient safety and satisfaction as the No. 1 goal, the DPC is responsible for assisting in the supervision of all clinical work and implementing program rules and protocol.




Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 07:30am - 4:00pm or 08:00am - 4:30pm


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