Clinical Director - Primary Care - VA Medical Center
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Sierra Vista
Posted on: November 29, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS)
in scenic - sunny Tucson, Arizona is currently looking for 2
positions to serve as Medical Directors for Primary Care. Dedicated
to Patient-Centered Care, the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System
(SAVAHCS) is a state-of-the-art network of health care facilities
throughout Southern Arizona comprised of the medical center in
Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
Through an environment of compassion, education, and research,
SAVAHCS is a national model of clinical and organizational
excellence. Position Information: The Clinic Medical Director
reports to Primary Care Leadership regularly for quality
improvement progress, while also providing direct medical care to
veterans. The positions will work out of the Northwest and Sierra
Vista CBOC locations in Arizona. The successful candidate will work
closely with Chief and Assistant Chiefs of Primary Care. The key
responsibilities of the Medical Director are to: (1) oversee
medical and provider personnel and operations, including
supervising all providers, ensuring risk management and quality of
care, and developing and implementing all other medical aspects of
the clinic operations (2) provide leadership and organization to
implement Primary Care Service goals and objectives for medical and
clinical operations; and (3) provide strategic input into the
planning and evaluation process for the organization. The medical
director works closely with clinic and nurse managers (TRIAD Model)
in developing and implementing the overall clinic services,
operations, and objectives. The VA Medical Center located at
Tucson, Arizona is the "Flagship" for the Southern Arizona VA
Health Care System (SAVAHCS), which serves over 170,000 veterans
located in eight counties in Southern Arizona and one county in
Western New Mexico. This 295-bed hospital provides training,
primary care, and sub-specialty health care in numerous medical
areas for eligible Veterans. It is a state-of-the-art network of
health care facilities throughout Southern Arizona comprised of the
medical center in Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based
Outpatient Clinics in Casa Grande, Green Valley, Safford, Sierra
Vista , Yuma, Northwest, and Southeast Tucson. It is also a Joint
Commission-accredited, level 1a complexity teaching hospital,
providing tertiary-level care. The SAVAHCS offers a beautiful
150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental health
services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient
psychiatry/substance use acute treatment unit, a 25-bed mental
health residential rehabilitation treatment program for substance
use disorders (SUD) and PTSD treatment, intensive outpatient
programs for SUD and PTSD, homeless programs, and more. The SAVAHCS
operates a 24-hour emergency department and is the host site for
various regional referral centers of excellence, including the
Polytrauma Network Site, the Southwest Blind Rehabilitation Center,
and the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program
(MHRRTP). The SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the
University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy.
Annually, nearly 1,000 physician and associated health trainees
participate in health care training programs at SAVAHCS.
Keywords: Veterans Health Administration, Sierra Vista , Clinical Director - Primary Care - VA Medical Center, Healthcare , Sierra Vista, Arizona
