Physician Assistant - Home-Based Primary Care Program Director

Department of Veterans Affairs

The Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program Director is a Physician Assistant IV (PA-IV) and is accountable for the management, supervision, and evaluation of care for patients enrolled in HBPC and other VA staffed in-home programs that are organizationally aligned under HBPC include all facilities and Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) locations.

• The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. The HBPC Program Director is responsible for directing the program's clinical and administrative services to ensure that the plan complies with local and VHA standards and policies as well as accreditation standards for home care organizations. He/she is responsible for the development and continued effective functioning of the interdisciplinary health care team. The PA-IV recognizes and utilizes the skills, knowledge, and contributions of each of their team members. He/she collaborates with the HBPC Medical Director for daily program management. He/she collaborates with other HBPC program Directors, Veteran Integrated Service Network VISN) leadership, and VA Central Office staff regularly. He/she is responsible for interpreting and communicating VA policies to the HBPC team and the VHA facility. He/she is also responsible for communicating and interpreting non-VA national, state, and local home care policies and facilitates coordination and communication with non-VA care providers when necessary. He/she is responsible for the HBPC team development and implementation of local HBPC policies and procedures to include performance improvement, patient safety, utilization review, emergency preparedness, and staff safety. He/she is responsible for evaluating the program's effectiveness and ensuring effective/efficient resources are maintained. He/she assures the program can optimize cost-effectiveness (budget) and patient outcomes. As a leading member of the Home-Based Primary Care Service, he/she participates in the formulation of overall service/program policies and procedures, goals, objectives, strategic planning, cost- effectiveness, and quality monitoring. He/she collaborates with the HBPC Medical Director to manage human resources for the HBPC Program, including selecting qualified staff, orienting, and mentoring the team, promotes staff development and professional growth, and assures a process for ongoing staff clinical competency. He/she determines the program staff continuing education needs and ensures appropriate resources to meet those needs. He/she coordinates student education programs in HBPC. He/she is responsible for managing and tracking program resources to include but not limited to, equipment inventory, GSA, and VA owned Vehicles. He/she processes, assigns, and tracks referrals for HBPC and ensures timely access to HBPC. He/she collaborates with the business office and fiscal service to ensure accurate HBPC clinical, administrative, and workload data. He/she has significant responsibility for implementing the vision, mission, philosophy, and core values for the organization. The HBPC Program Director for HBPC is responsible to provide assistance, collaboration, and subject matter expertise for a complex group of services HBPC often works with, such as Home Oxygen Programs, Home Medical Equipment, and contracting services to comply with regulatory standards. He/she is responsible for evaluating program activities and providing follow-up actions required by internal and external review organizations and/or accrediting bodies. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm Telework: Available (Ad-hoc) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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