The Associate Chief of Staff for Primary Care is a management position with responsibilities for all aspects of primary care delivery. He/She is a key member of the clinical leadership team and reports directly to the Chief of Staff. The incumbent is responsible to ensure that high quality patient care is delivered in a resource efficient manner.

The successful candidate should possess excellent leadership skills and should be knowledgeable and proficient with VA Performance Measures and the principles of System Redesign including implementation and promotion of outpatient clinic access and hospital flow.

Professional training/certification can be in internal medicine, family practice or emergency medicine. Incumbent promotes an effective mix, coordination and support of clinical care by evaluating current and potential patient needs, clinical workload and resources, and special programs/mandates.

He/she promotes standards of clinical competence and conduct for staff which are maintained through compliance with the credentialing and privileging processes, monitoring and evaluation of clinical practice, peer review, and other appropriate quality assurance activities.