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Summary The VA Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS) is actively seeking a Chief of Staff. VAMHCS serves veterans through a tertiary care facility and is classified as a Clinical Referral Level I Facility, affiliated with the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine. Detail - Not to exceed 1 year Responsibilities The VAMHCS has a large research program with $29.6 million funded research projects. It is a teaching hospital, with state-of-the-art technology. Comprehensive healthcare is provided through primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Travel reimbursement: If located 50 miles outside of Baltimore, MD travel and lodging may be reimbursed 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 Scope of Assigned Duties include, but are not limited to: Responsible for leadership and direction of the Medical Center Clinical Staff and Product Line Services under the Chief of Staff's direction. Responsible for planning, organizing, developing, implementing, controlling, and refining the comprehensive delivery of care to Veterans. Responsible for implementing VA policies and regulations, as well as VISN and facility level policies and regulations. Develops and improves facility level policies to ensure proper handling of clinical issues. Responsible for financial management of the budget and expenditures in the Chief of Staff Service, as well as providing oversight for budget of those services under the Chief of Staff. Responsible for conducting all activities involving personnel in a manner that is consistent with Human Resources guidelines and regulations, including appropriate involvement and information flow of Chief of Staff service plans and operations with the Union. Collaborates with other facility leaders to function as a key participant in the Director and Chief of Staffs top advisory group. Maintains a collaborative working relationship with top management to assure full support and coordination among the programs in all Clinical Services. Monitors and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of care provided in all specialties, ensuring that one level of care is provided across all care settings. Ensures participation in performance improvement activities, including the monitoring and evaluation of clinical/professional performance of all medical care providers. Responsible for communicating and educating clinical staff about performance measures, goals for achieving and exceeding them, and how to do so. This communication is expected to take place through a variety of modes, such as at regular meetings, through e-mail, formal trainings, one-on-one sessions, and any other creative ways (such as incentives) to help clinical staff contribute to the attainment and surpassing of performance measures. Clinical Responsibilities: The Chief of Staff is responsible for providing backup coverage as needed in clinical services. Provides consultation to the physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants working in the Clinical Services. Participates in the consult review process for referrals being submitted off-station under the third-party administrator or Community Care. After conducting a clinical review, provides written recommendation to the Medical Center Director pertaining to Veteran clinical appeal requests, ensuring completion. Ensures compliance with Nationally established quality indicators and monitors Performs duties within scope of practice to the standards set forth by the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) as well as the Medical Center by Laws Guides patients and families in obtaining the best service and information is accurate for both internal/external sources Must be proficient with typing for utilization of the Electronic Health Record (EHR), and supporting systems Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8AM-4:30PM Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). 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. 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 (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. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Applicant should have an extensive history of significant leadership, mentoring, and management experience in a tertiary care environment; strong business acumen for managing health care operations; demonstrated expertise in the academic missions of education and research in an affiliated environment Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: None Education Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.] NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.