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Podiatrist - Chief Medical Officer - Kerrville VA with EDRP & Recruitment/Relocation Incentive
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Application
Details
Posted: 13-May-26
Location: Kerrville, Texas
Internal Number: 868971900
Summary
This position is eligible for Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
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. Applicants pending the 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 for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
Basic Requirements:
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 allopathic 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
(NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and 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 (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis
PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Additional Requirement: Board certification- by the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine within 4 years of initial appointment or meets equivalent education - training and experience requirements - and maintenance thereafter
Preferred Experience: Planning - developing - and directing all administrative and clinical functions of a clinical service
Experience ensuring high quality - efficient - timely and appropriate care with the highest professional and ethical standards and quality of care
Experience serving on committees - participation in quality assurance programs and meeting performance measures
Experience with graduate and undergraduate medical education
Experience driving a culture of improvement
Experience developing teams towards a shared goals
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: The position requires light lifting and carrying under 15 pounds) - hearing (aid permitted) - ability to perform privileges - mental and emotional stability - ability to independently perform physical exam as appropriate to position.
Duties
The South Texas VA Health Care System is seeking a Chief Medical Officer in Kerrville - Texas
This is an Open Continuous Announcement & will remain open until September 30 - 2026 - or until all positions are filled
The first cut-off date is May 25 -2026
Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled
Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated
After that time - you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
VHA Physician Total Rewards
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for the direct management and oversite of clinical and administrative operations within the Kerrville Medical Center - located in Kerrville - TX
This medical center provides primary care and specialty health services - including mental health care - geriatric evaluation - foot care - dental services - kidney care and dialysis - urology - palliative care and hospice - laboratory services
The CMO reports directly to the Chief of Staff
The role includes the monitoring - review and assignment of healthcare providers' workload - clinical effectiveness and efficiency and responsibility for clinical performance measures
He/She works closely with other clinical leaders within the organization to ensure optimization of resources - and delivery of effective and efficient patient care
Additionally - his/her participation in administrative - management - quality assurance - and other activities - meetings - or committees as necessary or assigned
This position requires a minimum of 10% direct patient care which may vary depending on the needs of the organization
Duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to: Assures that each patient presenting for care at the clinic receives quality care within the limits and resources of the clinic - obtaining referral to other VA facility or VA community care if resources are not available
Participates in direct patient care and serves as a role model for peers
Ensures that staffing space equipment and materials and systems and support services are utilized appropriately to meet the needs of patient served
Ensures that patients receive care in a safe and therapeutic environment
Ensures that the care of each patient in the clinic is the responsibility of a qualified and appropriately privileged staff clinician
Works cooperatively with other service lines to coordinate care and transfer of care to other facilities when needed
Responsible for enforcement of applicable Medical Center policies rules regulations and Medical Staff Bylaws
Responsible for meeting the performance improvement requirements of the Joint Commission - other accrediting agencies and the Department of Veteran Affairs encompassing the information for directing - educating - and involving all staff in these areas in the performance improvement process
Building relationships with community leaders to better understand and address challenges
Ability to admit - perform history and physical examinations - work-up - diagnose - prepare treatment plans for adult patients - age = 18 years to treat various common and complex illnesses - diseases and functional disorders of the circulatory - respiratory - endocrine - metabolic - musculoskeletal - hematopoietic - gastroenteric - and genitourinary systems
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.