Applications will only be accepted if submitted in person, or through CalCareers via https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=518404
Chief Physician and Surgeon
Under general direction of the Administrator, this position will supervise and direct the medical activities of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), and Ambulatory Care Clinics (ACC), as well as provide supervision to all medical staff assigned to the Veterans Home of California (VHC - Redding). Develop and recommend policies and procedures, advise, consult and recommend procedures, treatments, or other course of action to assist medical staff, nursing staff and medical administrative staff in specific patient cases. Present recommendations to the Administrator on such matters as hospital policy, new forms of treatment, the need for equipment and facilities and personnel and budgeting; train and evaluate the performance of personnel and take or recommend appropriate action. Provider must be linked, through their National Provider Identifier (NPI), to their facility for Medicare, MediCal, and all other applicable insurance vendors.
Essential Functions:
Supervise all medical staff assigned to the Home. Orient, train and evaluate the performance of medical staff and take appropriate personnel action. Establish and maintain work schedules and assignments of ACC medical staff. Provide primary care for residents in the medical clinic through routine and regular medical evaluation of residents admitted to the VHC-Redding. Perform complete physical examinations on an annual basis. Provide written documentation in the Unit Health Record including physical findings, diagnosis and therapeutic treatment plan, prescribed medications, progress notes, problem list, and discharge summary. Identify patient(s) requiring transfer to facilities for continued/higher level of health care. Order and review necessary laboratory and radiological examinations and respond to reports/results. Refer to specialists when medical care exceeds the ability and/or expertise of the physician and surgeon.
Complete resident admission process and follow resident medical care with monthly (or as needed) medical rounds in the SNF. Visit patients and provide required medical documentation of orders, progress/decline of health status, and documentation of preferred intensity of care in each resident’s medical record. Provide overall guidance and instruction to staff involved with patient care for the residents.
Complete appropriate charge slips for all resident visits in order for the VHC-Redding to be reimbursed for services provided.
Attend staff conferences and case discussions of resident’s medical conditions. Participate in the Interdisciplinary Team Meetings as needed. Make recommendations for improving level of care.
Attend medical staff committee meetings and participate in clinical projects. Serve as member/chairman of various VHC-Redding committees.
Take after hours, weekend, and holiday calls on a rotational basis and share coverage of all duties for providers out sick or on leave.
Qualifications:
Possession of the legal requirements for the practice of medicine in California as determined by the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance or the California Board of Osteopathic Examiners. (Applicants who are in the process of securing approval of their qualifications by the Board of Medical Quality Assurance or the Board of Osteopathic Examiners will be admitted to the examination, but the Board to which application is made must determine that all legal requirements have been met before candidates will be eligible for appointment.) and Possession of a valid certificate issued by an American Medical Specialty Board or an American Osteopathic Board as a specialist in one of the fields of medicine, or eligibility for examination for such a certificate as evidenced by a written statement from the Secretary of an American Specialty Board or an American Osteopathic Board. (Applicants who are in the process of establishing specialty board eligibility will be admitted to the examination but the required verification must be submitted before appointment.)
California Department of Veteran Affairs - Redding Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status.
Applications will only be accepted if submitted in person, or through CalCareers via https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=518404
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22,210.00 - $28,801.00 per month
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
License/Certification:
- license to practice medicine in CA (Required)
Shift availability:
Work Location: In person
