Physician - Internal Medicine

The Syracuse VAMC is seeking an experienced, quality, and patient focused Physician with an Administrative background to serve as our Chief of Staff. Syracuse is a tertiary, Tier 1C facility in the heart of New York state, with 11 satellite Community Based Outpatient Clinics and a teaching partnership with co-located SUNY Upstate Medical University.

The Syracuse VAMC: The Syracuse VA Medical Center is part of VA Health Care New York/New Jersey Healthcare System - VISN 2. The Medical Center utilizes state-of-the-art technology to provide a full range of patient care services, education and research. The 106 bed general medical and surgical facility provides comprehensive: primary care, mental health care, tertiary care, 32 bed long-term care, physical medicine, rehabilitation, comprehensive medical and surgical subspecialty services, dentistry and geriatrics.

Serving all of Upstate New York and Northern Pennsylvania Veterans. The Syracuse VA Medical Center has an active affiliation with the State University of New York Upstate Medical University with over 1000 of their students, residents and fellows receiving training each year. It has a fully accredited $2.5 million research and development program. The Medical Center houses a 30 bed Regional Spinal Cord Injury/Disease Center which includes a therapeutic pool, expanded outpatient surgical services, dialysis and infusion program and seven new operating rooms.

Responsibilities:

As the Chief of Staff of the Syracuse VA Medical Center, you will serve in an executive leadership role. As the facility's senior medical executive, you will be responsible to the Medical Center Director for all clinical patient care programs and services, as well as for related provider recruitment, retention, performance, and educational activities of the clinical services. To carry out these responsibilities you will:

• Develop and support plans for a comprehensive, integrated program of medical care
• Formulate the staffing, facilities, equipment and related requirements needed to carry forward such an integrated program, utilizing necessary oversight processes, reviews and controls
• Appraise the ongoing effectiveness of the various medical programs in meeting the needs of patient care
• Work with the Medical Center Director and other members of the senior leadership team to ensure Syracuse's veterans receive the highest quality care possible.

The Chief of Staff is aligned under the Office of the Medical Center Director and is responsible for the overall leadership, guidance, coordination, and evaluation of clinical programs at the Syracuse VA Medical Center and its associated community based outpatient clinics. They serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team ensuring high quality patient care is delivered to our Veterans and that facility programs reflect the mission and priorities of the VA.

The Chief of Staff is:

• Directly responsible to the Medical Center Director for programs of patient care and for the educational and research activities of the clinical services at the Syracuse VA Medical Center.
• The Chair of the Medical Executive Board, Medical Staff President, and ex officio member of the Academic Affairs Council.
• Responsible for providing leadership, clinical coordination and evaluation of clinical programs while promoting the recruitment, retention and development of health care professionals.
• The primary liaison to our affiliate the State University of New York Upstate Medical University.
• Develops and presents the budgetary requirements of the clinical services and assists in the formulation of the annual budget program.
• Provides oversight of the Clinical Service Chiefs through the Associate Chiefs of Staffs and will work with them to develop and maintain currently accepted management practices throughout the clinical services, including development and presentation of the budgetary requirements for the clinical services to senior facility leadership.

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: Full Time, Monday to Friday.