Physician - Surgery Specialty Care Integrated Clinical Community Director

Physician - Surgery Specialty Care Integrated Clinical Community Director

St. Cloud VA Health Care System is seeking a Surgery Specialty Care (SSC) Integrated Clinical Community (ICC) Director in St. Cloud - MN. The SSC ICC Director has clinical and administrative oversight of the SSC ICC Service Line. The incumbent must have strong managerial and organizational skills as well as extensive clinical knowledge in the area of surgery. The position may be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) – a student loan payment reimbursement program.

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements and any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the announcement. Applicants pending completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

• 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.
• Residency Training:
  Physicians must have completed residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as Physician Resident Providers (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee‑basis.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  You will be asked to participate in a pre‑employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre‑employment process for this position.

• Board Certified in Surgery (preferred).
• Strong Leadership Skills.
• Strong Communication skills.
• Ability to Build Coalitions.
• Reference for more information on this qualification standard: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/

• The SSC ICC Director provides leadership and management for the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) – Surgical Service (General Surgery, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Urology, ENT) – Anesthesia and Specialty Care (Optometry, Dental, Audiology) ensuring the delivery of high‑quality surgical care to our Veterans.
• Oversees administrative‑clinical‑educational responsibilities requiring a strong commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Must be credentialed and privileged in the practice of surgery in an Operating Room setting at the VA medical facility.
• Provides leadership and oversight to ensure effective management of the Facility Surgical Work Group (FSWG) activities.
• Serves as a member of relevant committees and work groups representing the surgical service and contributing to facility‑wide initiatives.
• Oversees and responds to issues—concerns and deficiencies in clinical outcomes, surgical standards of care, and coordination of surgical care with the VA medical facility.
• Ensures dissemination of information provided by NSO or the VISN leadership to FSWG members and others as appropriate.
• Facilitates and participates in VA medical facility surgical mortality and morbidity review conferences.
• Collaborates with the facility surgical quality nurse to ensure the validity of surgical data entered into the VistA Surgery Package (or equivalent electronic health record surgery platform) for each procedure performed in an operating room.
• Coordin…