The Northern California Healthcare System (NCHCS) is seeking a dedicated Hospice & Palliative Care (HPC) Medical Director to provide comprehensive palliative care consultations and hospice services. This role involves clinical and administrative oversight within the Sacramento VA Medical Center and various outpatient clinics, ensuring high-quality care for veteran patients.
The position offers a robust total rewards package, including eligibility for the Education Debt Reduction Program.
Practice Info
- The Hospice and Palliative Care Section provides comprehensive Palliative Care Consultations within the Sacramento VA Medical Center Acute Care Hospital and through outpatient clinics housed within the Sacramento VA Outpatient Clinic, the Martinez VA Outpatient Clinic, and the Stockton VA Outpatient Clinic.
- The Hospice and Palliative Care Section also services a 16-bed inpatient hospice unit at the Martinez Community Living Center.
Responsibilities
- Work under and report to the ACOS for Geriatrics & Extended Care (GEC).
- Serve as a member of the Geriatrics & Extended Care Medical Staff and of the GEC Oversight Committee, attending assigned meetings, helping to assure adherence to its bylaws, rules, and regulations.
- Participate in establishing and maintaining policies, procedures and guidelines designed to assure provision of adequate, comprehensive, and timely services to Hospice & Palliative care programs throughout the NCHCS.
- Monitor and evaluate the quality of medical services as an integral part of the overall quality assessments and improvement program and assuring compliance with JC and Long-Term Care Institute (LTCI) requirements, as they pertain to Hospice and Palliative care.
- Provide clinical and administrative oversight to ensure the adequacy and appropriateness of the medical care provided to patients in HPC programs throughout the NCHCS.
- Work collaboratively with the HPC Program Coordinator to formulate program-specific report cards and performance measures and to assist in the analyses and completion of action plans specific to palliative care programs.
- Oversee and directly supervise an interdisciplinary team of staff, including but not limited to physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and administrative support assistants.
- Provide comprehensive palliative care consultations and/or hospice services through the role of HPC Attending physician.
Compensation
- Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
- Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): up to $200,000
- Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
- Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME (must be full-time with board certification)
Benefits
- 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)
- Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
- No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Shift & Schedule
- Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship
- Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine from a VA-approved school.
- 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.
- Completion of residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine.
- Preferred: Board certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine.
- Preferred: Supervisory experience in Hospice and Palliative Care.
- Preferred: Teaching experience to Medical Students and Residents/Fellows.
