Administration - Management Job at Veterans Health Administration in Martinsburg, WV

Located in the heart of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) can be found on 175 acres in historic Berkeley County and has a service area of more than 70,000 Veterans in West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The Medical Center, part of the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5), offers a comprehensive range of services, including internal medicine, ambulatory surgery, audiology and speech pathology, dental, nursing home, nutrition, podiatry, prosthetics, women's health, mental health, rehabilitation medicine and diagnostic services. Patient care is provided through an integrated primary care concept, and each veteran is assigned to a team of health care providers that follows the patient's care both as an inpatient and an outpatient. It is the mission of the Medical Center to honor America's Veterans as heroes by providing the highest quality health care. The employees of the Martinsburg VAMC are dedicated to improving the quality of life for eligible veterans through excellent health care.

Chief of  Specialty Care Medicine 

The Chief of Specialty Care Medicine  is directly accountable to the Chief of Staff. The Chief of Medicine provides clinical leadership, ensures achievement of facility measures and coordination of administrative and programmatic responsibilities. Responsibilities include oversight of and accountability for operations in: Direct responsibility and accountability for operations of Cardiology, Dermatology, Echocardiography, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Infectious Disease Medicine, Oncology, Hospitalists, Intensive Care, Nephrology, Neurology, Pulmonology and Respiratory Therapy, Rheumatology, and Special Exams.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Basic Qualifications and Requirements:

  Duties include:

• Adhering to established Center policies and procedures and VA Directives.
• Demonstrating leadership and accomplishment when providing support to the Chief of Staff and assistance to representatives of various departments/services within the VA organization.
• Implementing and complying with administrative review of the service's operations to ensure compliance with all internal and external review requirements.
• Clinical management of patients may include skills necessary for the stabilization of acute complications and may include the initiation of basic life support.
• Patient education is primarily provided in an interactive setting which requires good interpersonal skills.
• Under the direction of the Chief of Staff, shall be accountable for all clinical duties and assignments that he/she deems necessary

Let’s talk about the benefits!

Whether you’re interested in academics, research, or a better work/life balance, you’ll find the VA has a lot to offer, including the unmatched satisfaction you’ll get from caring for those who have served our country. In addition to competitive pay and FREE liability protection, the VA also offers a robust benefit plan that includes:

• 208 hours paid annual (vacation/personal) leave.
• 104 hours paid sick leave each year (with unlimited carryover)
• 11 Federal holidays per year with pay
• 40 hours paid absence to attend approved CME courses. 

Insurance

• Health Insurance
• Dental & Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option.                                                                                                                                                       

Federal Retirement Plan:

VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of:

• FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension)
• Social Security benefits
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan.

What’s going on in and around the community of Martinsburg? Something fun or interesting is always happening around the Martinsburg area. From large businesses moving to hear like Macy’s Fulfillment Center, Proctor & Gamble and BPG-USA that have boosted our economy to the rich historic tradition of Harper’s Ferry, the annual Apple Harvest Festival, and numerous outdoor recreation activities off the Potomac River, Martinsburg has experienced significant residential and business growth and continues to carry the tradition of being a vibrant, family friendly community. Along with strong community support for our 35 Berkeley County public schools, you will find the prestigious St. Joseph’s School right in Martinsburg, and close by St. James School in Hagerstown, MD.

There’s new energy and a new outlook in Berkeley County, West Virginia, including expansion of state-of-the-art medical facilities including Valley Health, West Virginia University Medicine, and expansion of programs at VAMC Martinsburg including the new Women’s Center, Dental building, and SUD expansion programming for our Nation’s Veterans.    

Little to big league sports fans and shopping addicts alike are also right at home in Berkeley County. WV, as we are close to multiple shopping outlets. We are also just a short drive to Frederick, MD, Baltimore, and Washington, DC, where you will find additional museums, art galleries, ballet and opera, festivals, and theater shows. We are also near the suburbs of Winchester and Loudoun County, Virginia, where many of our physicians live.

If you are looking for a place to live and work with an excellent work-life balance within a family-oriented, affordable community, Martinsburg, WV is for you! 

Our Mission is to fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families and survivors.