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Podiatrist - Chief Quality Officer (Office of Quality & Patient Safety)

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$250K/yr - $320K/yr

2+ years exp

The South Texas VA Health Care System is seeking a Chief Quality Officer (Office of Quality & Patient Safety). This position is responsible for overseeing the delivery of high-quality medical services and provides clinical expertise with essential administrative functions to ensure optimal patient care and operation efficiency.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Participates and manages the oversight of programs related to patient safety, continuous survey readiness, performance improvement, data collection, data analysis, and data reporting

Must be knowledge regarding conducting and reporting quality improvement measures, including a sound knowledge of accreditation programs such as: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), The Joint Commission, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Ascellon Long-Term Care Survey Group, College of American Pathologists, American Association of Blood Banks, FDA, Commission on Cancer Program, and Comprehensive Homeless Center

Provides effective leadership of Primary Care Services through collaboration of other executive team members. Ability to integrate customer service, including patient satisfaction

Ability to meet continuous measurements and improvement of the quality of care for patients with brain injuries, diagnostic medicine, spinal cord injuries and sports medicine

Provides clinical supervision for health care professionals such as Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians and other clinical staff

Admits, performs history and physical examinations, work-up, diagnose, prepare treatment plans for adult patients, age = 18 years to treat various common and complex illnesses, diseases and functional disorders of the circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, musculoskeletal, hematopoietic, gastroenteric, and genitourinary systems

Qualification

Doctor of Podiatric MedicineResidency TrainingFullUnrestricted LicenseQuality Improvement MethodologiesRegulatory Compliance KnowledgePatient Safety ExperienceLeadership SkillsEnglish Proficiency

Required

Degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine, or its equivalent, from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Completed, or currently completing, residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification

Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice Podiatry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia

Proficiency in spoken and written English

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens

All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Must be proficient in written and spoken English

Subject to background/security investigation

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Must pass pre-employment physical examination

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

You may be required to serve a probationary period

Preferred

Experience and/or training in methodologies of Quality Improvement

Knowledge of regulatory compliance and accreditation processes, and policy development

Strong leadership skills with experience leading diverse physician and non physician teams

Experience leading change to support organizational performance in evolving environments

Experience (2 years or higher) in (some, or all of the following) Quality management, risk management, patient safety, infection prevention

Benefits

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

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)

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting