We are seeking an Associate Chief of Staff for Surgery (ACOS)in the scenic & sunny - Southern Arizona, Tucson- VA Health Care System.

Position Description:

The Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Surgery is the Chief of Surgical Services. This position is responsible for the overall operation and supervision of this complex surgical service in a Level 1a (highest level of complexity) VA facility. The Southern Arizona VA Healthcare system has 13 operating rooms, a DaVinci surgical robot and a state-of-the-art hybrid operating room. The surgical service includes programs in Cardiac surgery, Neurosurgery, Vascular surgery, General surgery, HPB surgery, Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, Hand surgery, ENT, Urology, Ophthalmology, Optometry, and Podiatry. Duties include resident education, medical staff leadership, research, quality improvement, maintenance of reusable medical equipment, and the provision of excellent inpatient and outpatient care. The successful candidate must meet the requirements for an academic appointment at the main academic affiliate, the University of Arizona.

Job Duties include but are not limited to:

• Insures national, network, and local missions, values, vision, and performance measures are supported and met,
• Provides efficient management of resources and budgetary constraints, facilities a collaborative team environment,
• Develops orientation and training of pertinent clinical staff under the service, and proactively identifies needs and concerns concerning the service.
• Makes long-range plans for the continuing function and development of the surgical service and for the development of sound and carefully documented organizational plans and budgetary proposals for presentation to top management.
• Demonstrates a skill set to interact positively with the Medical Center's Executive Leadership Team to lead and promote surgical staff excellence, staff development, with experience in an academic setting.
• This physician will collaborate with the COS office and provide medical leadership to the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System. He/she reports to the Chief of Staff

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
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in any of the US States
• Board certified in General Surgery or a surgical specialty

Work Schedule: Full-time, permanent, Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

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About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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