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Sanford Federal Inc. (SANFORD) headquartered in Stafford, VA., is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that provides federal professional services, primarily engaged in providing advanced information technology, cyber security, management systems support, as well as business and infrastructure management services. We are among the most innovative, respected, and ethical providers of technology solutions to the United States government. Our mission is to provide superior quality, innovative, information technology solutions that help federal agencies best aid, serve, and protect the American people.

General:

The candidate shall provide Board Certified /Board Eligible Plastic Surgery Physician Services on site in accordance with the specifications contained herein to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Veteran Affairs Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS).

Place of Performance: VAPORHCS 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd. Portland, OR 97239.

Schedule: On-Call 17:00-08:00 Monday-Thursday and weekend 08:00- 17:00 Friday - Monday.

As needed Monday-Friday 08:00-17:00 for Physician contractor services.

*Patients must be seen by physician(s) on-site at VAPORHCS in a timely manner in accordance with VA Rules and Regulations on clinic wait times and consult completion*

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. License -The physician(s) is to perform the services covered by this contract shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia) when services are performed onsite on VA property.

2. Board Certification - All physician(s) shall be Board Certified /Board Eligible by the American Board of Plastic Surgery http://www.abderm.org/,and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency.

3. Technical Proficiency - shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government's requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently.

4. Continuing Medical Education (CME)/ Certified Education Unit (CEU) Requirements:.- Physician(s) registered or certified by national/medical associations shall continue to meet the minimum standards for CME to remain current.

5. National Provider Identifier (NPI): NPI is a standard, unique 10-digit numeric identifier required by HIPAA. The Veterans Health Administration must use NPIs in all HIPAA-standard electronic transactions for individual (health care practitioners) and organizational entities (medical centers). The Contractor shall have or obtain appropriate NPI and if pertinent the Taxonomy Code confirmation notice issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) be provided to the Contracting Officer with the proposal.

6. training (ACLS, BLS, EHR and VA MANDATORY): Physician(s) shall meet all VA educational requirements and mandatory course requirements defined herein; all training must be completed by the contractor's physician(s) as required by the VA.

Training (The following training is

mandatory per VHACO for Contracted Physicians

Frequency (once a year, etc.

Annual Hours:

VA Privacy and Information

Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior

Annually

1 hour

Mandatory Training for Transient Clinical Staff (condensed version of multiple mandatory

training): Active Threat Training, Military Sexual

Trauma (MST) for Medical Providers, VHA MRI Safety

Training Level 1 Training (all who enter MRI suites), VA Core Values Training (ICARE

Recommitment), VHA Privacy and HIPAA Focused Training, Patient Safety, Patient Rights, Patient

Abuse, Prevention/Management of Disruptive Behavior/Violence Prevention Level I, Suicide

Prevention: Suicide Risk Management Training for Clinicians, SUX Infection Control and Blood Borne Pathogens.

Annually

2 hours

Moderate Sedation In-Service Training

Annually

1 hour (required for only privileged users)

Blood Administration: Complications

Annually

1 hour (required if administering blood components)

Blood Administration: Administration

Annually

1 hour (required if administering blood components)

Government Ethics

Annually

1 hour

Prevention of Workplace Harassment/No Fear Act

Annually

1 hour

ACLS/BLS

Every 2 years

4 hours every other year for BLS (VAPORHCS accepts OHSU certified if issued by the American Heart Association)

EHR/Vista Imaging

(condensed version of

multiple mandatory training)

1-time, initial training

0.5 hours one time only

RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct Patient Care: An estimated 95% of the time is involved in direct patient care.

Scope of Care: Physician(s) (as appropriate and within scope of practice/privileging) shall be responsible for providing Plastic Surgery care, including, but not limited to:

Clinic and Surgical Care: Physician(s) shall provide clinical Plastic Surgery services. The physician(s) shall be present on time for any scheduled clinics/surgeries as documented by physical presence in the clinic or operating room at the scheduled start time.

• Operative Services: Physician(s) shall provide comprehensive clinical Plastic Surgery services.
• Intraoperative Follow-up: Physician(s) shall be present in the operating suite for all Plastic Surgery procedures.
• Postoperative Follow-Up. physician(s) rounds shall be conducted on postoperative patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) and on the wards. All cases will be discussed in morbidity and mortality conferences, and the contractor's physician(s) will provide appropriate information to the COR for inclusion in departmental reports.
• Physician(s) shall provide consultative services at the patient's bedside if the patient is not ambulatory and, in the clinic, setting if the patient is able to report to the outpatient clinic. Procedures shall be scheduled for completion within 30 days of the date of the consultation.
• Medications: Physician(s) shall follow all established medication policies and procedures. No sample medications shall be provided to patients.
• Discharge education: Physician(s) shall provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all Plastic Surgery clinical or surgical patients.

Administrative: An estimated 5% of time not involved in direct patient care.

• QA/QI documentation: Physician(s) shall complete the appropriate QM/PI documentation pertaining to all procedures, complications, and outcome of examinations.