The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center is actively recruiting for a Neurologist to work in the Neurology Department under the Specialty Care Service Line.

The Augusta Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center is a two-division Medical Center that provides tertiary care in the medicine, surgery, neurology, psychiatry, rehabilitation medicine, and spinal cord injury. The Medical Center is affiliated with Augusta University, Augusta Ga and as such integrates teaching, research, and advanced patient care, making it an attractive academic medical center. This facility offers a full spectrum of comprehensive health care services, using state-of-the-art technology and innovative programs, as well as education and research benefits.

Duties include but aren't limited to the following:

• Major Duties/Responsibilities:
  
  The Section Chief for Neurology will be responsible for assisting the ChiefSpecialty Care in the tracking, monitoring, reporting, supervision and oversight of: physician productivity, Neurology section and other reports, and supervision of clinical and administrative staff. Duties will include administration of the section and clinical duties but are not limited to:
  
  1. Directs, manages, and coordinates the planning and implementation of VA Neurology care throughout the VA Augusta Health Care System catchment areas. Administrative duties will be approximately 20% of mapped time.
  2. Maintains clinical duties in neurology service, which may include general neurology clinics, consults, procedures, or inpatient care.
  3. Develops or directs the development of performance standards, evaluates the performance of key supervisors, and reviews the evaluations made by subordinate supervisors or other employees.
  4. Assists the Chief Specialty Care with budget development and execution for VA Neurology Care.
  5. Exercises administrative, programmatic, clinical, and academic oversight of Neurology Care Service and programs to ensure delivery of quality services.
  6. Serves as the principal spokesperson and advocate for Neurology Care and programs within the VA Medical Center.
  7. Coordinates and integrates clinical and administrative aspects of the programs into a comprehensive package of services to meet the needs of the Veteran population.
  8. Directs patient care needs assessments; identifies gaps in services and supports program development to meet those needs
  9. Serves as a member of relevant committees.
  10. Develops short and long-range goals and objectives for provision of Neurology Section and programs.
  11. Ensures that there is compliance with all Joint Commission and other regulatory body functions and standards that are applicable to Neurology Section and programs (assessment of the patient; care of the patient; patient rights/organizational ethics, continuum of care; safety, etc.).
  12. Integrates the Neurology Section into primary functions of Specialty Care and the organization.
  13. Oversees, develops, coordinates, and evaluates academic programs affiliated with Neurology Service and serves as liaison with the sponsoring institutions for such programs.
  14. Coordinates and integrates interdepartmental and intradepartmental services, establishing and maintaining professional relationships with other services and facility management which result in improved patient care.
  15. Assists the Chief, Specialty Care in reviewing the professional performance of all individuals with clinical privileges.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives are not authorized.
Relocation Expenses (PCS) expenses are not authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Qualifications To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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 (ie, 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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Experience: Board Certification or equivalent qualification in Neurologist.

Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing; clear, distinctive speech; and manual dexterity. The position requires potentially long periods of continued sitting, telephone and computer usage, walking, standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring of equipment/objects may be required.

To apply for this position, you must submit a C.V. and/or resume to nelson.nunez@va.gov