VISN 7 Centralized Eligibility Team Physician
The Caregiver Support Program (CSP) is one of the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) most rapidly growing service areas, as a result of infrastructure modernization, programming innovation, and expansion of population-served by the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) under MISSION Act. CSP expansion puts the VHA out front of the healthcare industry as a healthcare system pioneer-caring for the caregiver. The program goal is to not only support caregivers in their role but to also promote their health and well-being through education, therapeutic engagement, and resource and service linkage. The major duties of the VISN Centralized Eligibility Team Physician include but are not limited to the following:
Administration/Operations -Reporting to VISN Chief Medical Officer service as a core member of a VISN-level Centralized Eligibility Team (CET) -Adjudicating first-level appeals for alternate VISN CETs and second-level appeals for one of the other three CET Regions. -Review of Veteran's medical record summary, most recent History & Physical, findings of recent testing at the facility, caregiver assessment and care team input. -Interpreting trends and patterns; application of regulation, policy, guidelines -Maintaining understanding of eligibility associated with VA service connection and conducts review of eligibility documents, as needed, to determine whether service connected condition meets eligibility requirement. -Utilizing knowledge of PCAFC clinical eligibility to coordinate with other regional CETs the transfer of appeals for inter-VISN evaluation. Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday; 8:
00 A.M.-4:
30 P.M. Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Virtual or Telework assignments may be considered for Highly Qualified Candidates To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/28/2019. 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. Completion of residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. Proficiency in spoken and written Englsh. Physical requirements outlined below. Reference:
VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements:
See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Administration/Operations -Reporting to VISN Chief Medical Officer service as a core member of a VISN-level Centralized Eligibility Team (CET) -Adjudicating first-level appeals for alternate VISN CETs and second-level appeals for one of the other three CET Regions. -Review of Veteran's medical record summary, most recent History & Physical, findings of recent testing at the facility, caregiver assessment and care team input. -Interpreting trends and patterns; application of regulation, policy, guidelines -Maintaining understanding of eligibility associated with VA service connection and conducts review of eligibility documents, as needed, to determine whether service connected condition meets eligibility requirement. -Utilizing knowledge of PCAFC clinical eligibility to coordinate with other regional CETs the transfer of appeals for inter-VISN evaluation. Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday; 8:
00 A.M.-4:
30 P.M. Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Virtual or Telework assignments may be considered for Highly Qualified Candidates To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/28/2019. 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. Completion of residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. Proficiency in spoken and written Englsh. Physical requirements outlined below. Reference:
VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements:
See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
- Department:
0602 Medical Officer - Salary Range:
$120,000 to $262,000 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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