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Job Summary
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Duties
The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerces Economic Development department is dedicated to building a prosperous future by attracting new businesses expanding existing ones and fostering an environment where innovation thrives. Our 2025 Strategic Priorities focus on targeted economic development, manufacturing growth, and positioning Montgomery as a leading logistics and technology hub in the Southeast.
The Montgomery area is a balance between production and service economies with major interstates in all directions, public, private, and military institutions of higher learning, and a proud heritage to showcase. The warm Southern hospitality, high quality of life, and low cost of living make Montgomery a wonderful place to put down roots and raise a family. Montgomery offers everything expected in a big city - from world-class arts and theater to state-of-the-art healthcare and vibrant retail - all with the small-town warmth seldom found in a city of this size.
VA Offers
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Relocation Incentive Sign-on Bonus Authorized Permanent Change of Station Relocation Assistance Not Authorized Pay Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases, Paid Time Off (50-55 days 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 lifelong-term care, and many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
Licensure 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.
CME Possible $1000 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.
Chief of Surgery
The Chief of Surgery is responsible for the overall operation and supervision of a broad range of surgical services, including:
These surgical services provide quality improvement, maintenance of reusable medical equipment, and the provision of excellent inpatient and outpatient care. The Chief of Surgery insures national network and local missions, values, vision, and performance measures are supported and met, provides efficient management of resources and budgetary constraints, facilities a collaborative team environment, develops orientation and training of pertinent clinical staff, and proactively identifies needs and concerns concerning the service.
The Chief of Surgery reports to the facilitys Deputy Chief of Staff and is a member of the Medical Executive Council. The incumbent should have administrative experience in outpatient surgical clinic, acute surgical inpatient unit, ICU, and operating room. The Chief of Surgery must have expensive experience with coordinating operating room schedules and facilitating the daily surgery schedule. The Chief of Surgery oversees and coordinates all surgical services for operating room, endoscopy suite, and PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit).
The Chief of Surgery is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with medical and surgical diseases accomplished through ambulatory and bed-based resources assigned to the Surgical and Specialty care service. They actively participate in patient care by conducting patient clinics and operative procedures through hospital rounds, morning reports, conferences, consultations, participation in ambulatory care, and other similar activities.
The Chief of Surgery represents the service on important medical center committees with influence on patient care, teaching, and closely monitors all other committees on which surgery and specialty care service has representation. The Chief of Surgical Services is responsible for recruiting qualified physicians to perform comprehensive and specialized surgical patient care and teaching. The Chief of Surgical Services maintains an active role in the multifaceted Peer Review Committee (PRC) and by facilitating any outside surgical peer reviews requested through the risk manager.
The Chief of Surgery plays a pivotal interactive role with quality outcome measurement systems that are in place as integrated improvement tools. They assure that data collection is accurate and verified and that the returned aggregated data elements are communicated to the appropriate process owners and providers.
Work Schedule
Work Schedule: 800 am - 430 pm - some occasions may require work outside of this core schedule as this is a 24/7 hospital facility.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements if applicable listed in the job announcement.
Basic Requirements
Preferred Experience
Physical Requirements
This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. The position requires potentially long periods of continued sitting, telephone and computer usage, walking, standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring of equipment objects may be required.
Education
Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Additional Information
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or other supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must submit a C.V. and/or resume. Other documents may be requested later in the process if needed.
How to Apply
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
To apply for this position online, complete steps 1 and 2 above by 11:59 PM ET on 09/30/26 to receive consideration. Please note this announcement may close prior to the closing date indicated if the position is filled through other means.
If you are unable to apply online before the closing date, click here and include the CBTB-12863668-26-KL in the Notes field.
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