Physician

• Associate Chief of Staff
• Ambulatory Care
• Houston, TX
  Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
  Details
  

Posted:

10-Sep-26

Location:

Houston, Texas

Sector:

Government

Type:

Full Time

Level:

Experienced

Categories:

Physicians/Surgeons

Physicians:

General

Physicians:

Specialty

Internal Number:

4556

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is seeking an exceptional physician-candidate for the position of Associate Chief of Staff

• Ambulatory Care (ACOS-AC).

The ACOS-AC will work as a member of executive leadership, assisting the Deputy Chiefs of Staff with many of the VHA clinical and administrative directives to ensure they are appropriately translated into relevant local policies and appropriately executed. The ACOS-AC works with peers in multiple clinical and administrative service lines across multiple locations, to ensure integrated goals and priorities for the ACOS-AC are achieved.

Work Schedule:

Monday

• Friday 8:00
• 4:30pm.

Duties include, but not limited to:

Participates in top management discussions, decisions, policy making, and provides program direction to other executives, managers, and assigned personnel.

Provides input, advice and counsel for total Medical Center planning, programming, budgeting, and general administration.

Formulates policies and operating procedures, ensuring compliance with VA regulations, statutes and the standards and requirements of various internal and external review bodies.

Coordinates and expands use of all pertinent resources available for patient care, develops extensive community relationships/partnerships with individuals and with health, social, and welfare agencies.

Provides program direction and guidance to subordinate staff, effectively delegating authority and responsibility needed in order to carry out assigned tasks.

Plans and directs the administrative and technical aspects of personnel management, coordinating such functions through subordinate managers.

Ensures staff receives required and appropriate initial orientation, in-service training, and professional continuing education.

Manages quality assurance, practices lean management and guarantees improvement activities for all programs to ensure compliance with all applicable accrediting organizational standards.

Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen (

• If no qualified U.S. Citizen is found, will consider non
• citizen candidates
• )
  Full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State
  MD/DO degree and Board certification in any specialty
  Demonstrated administrative and leadership experience
  Must be highly motivated, team-oriented, and committed to the care and good health of our Veterans
  We offer:
  Starting salary of $250,000
• 350,000
  

Paid Time Off:

50-55 days of paid time 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)

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

Houston, TX, is a beautiful place to live and work. Houston is famous for its role in space exploration, as it is home to NASA. It is also known for its diverse and vibrant culture, which is reflected in its culinary scene, museums, and green spaces. Houston has a reputation for being an entertainment hub, with events like the rodeo, live concerts, and sports games. Galveston is a short drive from Houston where you can enjoy the beach, trails, and fishing spots.

If interested, please e-mail your CV to Roberta.

Ellisva.gov or call (713) 265-8853.

Experience peace of mind knowing you and your family will be well cared for! #WorkatVA

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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