Infectious Disease Job at Veterans Health Administration in Kansas City, MO

If you love the BBQ, enjoy music/art, and appreciate the military-look no further and come care for veterans as the Section Chief of Infectious Disease at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. The Kansas City VA Medical Center is looking for a highly qualified Section Chief of Infectious Disease, to provide comprehensive, efficient, and evidence-based care and treatments to all patients presenting with Infectious Diseases in an outpatient clinical setting and provide consultation services in an inpatient setting or emergent need. The Infectious Disease Section Chief position involves providing leadership and oversight to the Infectious Disease department.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm and rotating call including weekends
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off 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)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
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
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Duties:

• Provide evidence-based care in an outpatient clinical setting and provide consultation services in an inpatient setting or emergent need.
• Sign notes, close encounters, address consultations and queries, and all required documentation per VA policy and KCVA medical staff bylaws.
• Work collaboratively with other specialties.
• Communicate effectively with veterans, their representatives, and VA staff.
• Compliance with all health care system policies, rules, regulations, and by-laws.
• Maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS). Must enroll in RQI and maintain compliance.
• Participation in clinical trainee education including supervision of clinical rotation.
• Provide diagnosis and treatment of adult patients presenting with infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, illness after travel, diseases resistant to treatment, Lyme disease, and Hepatitis B and C.
• Develop and implement strategic plans for the section's growth and development, aligning with the overall goals of the institution.
• Responsible for meeting all clinical performance measures related to Infectious Disease and assisting hospital leadership in meeting facility-wide measures related to Infectious Disease.
• Oversee personnel management aspects of direct reports including credentialing and privileging, defining scope of practice/privileges for personnel, development of position descriptions and competencies for direct report staff, focused and ongoing professional practice evaluations, ongoing performance evaluations for staff providers.
• Coordination and ensuring daily ID provider coverage for inpatient care and outpatient care.
• Participation, delegation, and approval of the clinical on-call schedule.
• Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control.
• Retains, mentors, and supports division members, fostering a positive and productive work environment.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• 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 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service

Opening in 1952, the Kansas City VA Medical Center has a rich legacy of providing quality care to the men and women who have proudly served our nation --- America’s heroes. We consider it an honor and privilege to serve the health care needs of our Veterans.