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The CLC Medical Director is responsible for the overall medical care delivered to CLC residents at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized 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 The CLC Medical Director will provide professional patient care approximately 60% of the time and administrative duties 40% of the time. The duties and responsibilities of the CLC Medical Director include, but are not limited to, the following: * Providing leadership in the GEC Service aimed at achieving GEC program goals and objectives and the mission and vision of the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. * Assuming a leadership role in the development and implementation of performance improvement plans affecting the CLC. * Collaborating and effectively communicating with members of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team. * Providing clinical input and oversight for all patient treatment plans. * Being readily available to the other team members for collaboration when medical or other problems arise. * Attending Interdisciplinary Treatment Team meetings weekly and collaborating with the team in ensuring each resident's care plan is individualized and accurate. * Participating in monthly Medical Staff meetings as required. * Participating in regular GEC Provider staff meetings as required. * Leading regular CLC Provider staff meetings. * Participating in monthly VISN or VHA calls pertaining to CLC, as appropriate. * Participating in quality management activities such as medial records reviews, Drug Utilization Evaluations, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Peer Reviews at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. * Serving on facility committees when appropriate. * Working to meet performance measures set by the facility, VISN or VHA. * Entering all leave requests (except for unexpected sick leave) in VATAS and seeking approval from the supervisor or approving official prior to going on leave. * Completing, signing and releasing notes promptly and accurately using the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) or current VHA electronic health record system. * Addressing CPRS clinical alerts in a timely manner. * Forwarding CPRS clinical alerts to another provider and generally securing coverage for his/her/their assigned residents before going on leave. * Supervising APNs to co-manage the care of their assigned residents and/or the residents on their assigned CLC neighborhood(s). * Identifying the residents' medical problems and maintain an accurate problem list. * Determining the need for consultation from medical, surgical and/or psychiatric subspecialties. * Diagnosing and managing minor trauma, including suturing, if appropriate. * Determining the need for, and facilitating, admissions to or discharges from an acute care hospital in collaboration with other providers. * Ensuring proper hand-off of all transfers to outside facilities (VA or Non-VA) by having personal contact with accepting provider (i.e. talking to the accepting provider and documenting such contact in the medical record). * Ensuring proper hand-off when transferring patients from one CLC neighborhood to another or from the CLC to other Tuscaloosa VA programs, by talking to the receiving provider prior to transfer. * Ensuring that the transfer note is completed on the same day. * Completing medication reconciliation on all admissions and discharges. * Ensuring that all admission H&Ps and discharge summaries are fully detailed. * Performing either an admission H&P within 72 hours of admission (for long stay) or within 24 hours of admission (for short stay) OR a comprehensive assessment within 30 days of admission (if an APN performed the H&P) for all new CLC residents. * Ensuring that a comprehensive assessment (GEC Provider Reassessment note) is performed every 60 days for every resident. The responsibility of these comprehensive assessments may alternate between the APN and the attending physician. * Performing death pronouncements and electronically completing and signing death certificates. * Responding to all medical emergencies that may occur in the CLC during normal business hours. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM (subject to change based on agency needs)