Deputy Chief of Staff- Acute Care Services
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Surgery-General
Salary
$300,000
– $400,000
• yearly
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Location
109 Bee Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 29401, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/22/24
This full-time position is based at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System. The position reports directly to the Chief of Staff (COS). The Deputy Chief of Staff-Acute Care is responsible for the acute care clinical operations at RHJ VA Health Care system, including Anesthesiology, Pathology & Laboratory, Radiology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Surgery and the SAIL quality program coordinator. This position will work collaboratively with members of the Chief of Staff office, The Deputy Chief of Staff - Ambulatory Care, service line leaders, and clinical staff to maximize operational [Register to View]
offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
Job Responsibilities
Serves as a member of key health care system managerial bodies including serving as a member of the organized medical staff, attending its meetings, and helping to ensure adherence to its bylaws, rules and regulations.
Supervises employees to accomplish the work of the organization. This involves assigning work, strategic planning, mentoring, educating, and performing personnel management functions - e.g., leave administration, labor management requirements, disciplinary actions, proficiencies, etc.
Works as a member of the Senior Management Team, which is responsible for overall leadership, policy, planning, budget, operations, and performance of the organization.
Works with multiple clinical and administrative service line leaders across multiple locations to set performance standards, formulate strategic plans, implement policy, perform ethical decision-making, implement systems redesign, submit timely budgets, guide clinical performance improvement, ensure quality outcomes and high patient satisfaction, guide cost-effective/efficient service delivery, and manage professional staff matters.
Leads or is an active member of various task groups and committees that address clinical issues at the local, VISN, and national VHA level.
Coordinates and integrates programs into a comprehensive package of services to meet the needs of patients and providers by establishing policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure quality and comprehensive services.
Guides management administrative matters affecting patient care, education, research, and organizational policy.
Contributes to the strategic mission, vision, values, and goals of the RHJ VAHCS.
Has direct patient care responsibilities within his/her area of clinical expertise.
Responsible for delivering high quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care while meeting or exceeding performance goals and meeting highest ethical standards.
Responsible for ensuring all applicable regulatory and accrediting body requirements are met.
Fosters and maintains positive relationships with academic affiliates.
This individual will serve as a change agent, promoting change to the facility quality, cost effective patient care. The Deputy Chief of Staff will participate in the numerous training programs sponsored by the Ralph H. Johnson VA and affiliated academic organizations so the preferred candidate must have the academic experience to warrant a faculty appointment at our affiliate, the Medical University of SC. Requirements for appointment can be reviewed at the following web address: http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/faculty_senate/handbook/handbook.pdf
Qualifications
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.
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