Job Description

Lead With Purpose: Now Hiring Deputy Chief of Staff, VA Long Beach Healthcare System

Step Into Executive Leadership! Why Choose the VA Long Beach Healthcare System?

At the VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHS) , we are redefining what it means to provide exceptional care to America’s Veterans. We are searching for a Deputy Chief of Staff—a dynamic physician leader ready to shape strategy, drive innovation, and inspire excellence across a world-class medical center. As a trusted advisor and clinical leader, you will oversee and support critical programs including Imaging, Rehabilitation Medicine (PM&R), Geriatrics & Extended Care, Spinal Cord Injury, Blind Rehabilitation, Community Care, Group Practice Management and Radiation Safety. This is an opportunity to impact lives on a broad scale while shaping the clinical and academic future of one of the most dynamic VA facilities in the nation. Join us in shaping the future of Veteran care. Bring your expertise, your vision, and your leadership to the VA Long Beach Healthcare System—where every decision you make impacts lives and leaves a legacy.

What you will Do-

• Serve as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, collaborating with senior leaders to drive innovation and excellence.
• Provide clinical care within your specialty area, including direct patient management responsibilities.
• Champion academic excellence by fostering research, education, and training programs.
• Inspire brilliance and innovation in care models that address the unique needs of Veterans.
• Guide interdisciplinary teams with a focus on compassion, collaboration, and results.

Opportunity Highlight-

• High-impact leadership position at one of the nation’s most comprehensive VA healthcare systems.
• Work alongside respected leaders in clinical care, research, and academic medicine.
• A role where your vision, expertise, and leadership will directly shape the care of thousands of Veterans.

Why this Role Matters-

This is more than a job— it’s a chance to make history in Veteran healthcare. As part of the Executive Leadership Team, you will directly influence the way care is delivered, create opportunities for groundbreaking research, and leave a lasting impact on the Veterans who served our nation.

Why VA Long Beach? Reasons to Consider Residing in the Long Beach Metropolitan Area

Located in beautiful Southern California, VA Long Beach offers the perfect balance of coastal living and professional fulfillment. Join a healthcare system that values leadership, promotes academic partnerships, and provides care that truly makes a difference.

Qualifications-

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• M.D. or D.O. (Schools of Medicine Accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association). Foreign medical graduates must be verified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
• Must possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Completed Residency Training.
• Board Certified

Preferred Experience for the Ideal Candidate- Proven record of clinical, academic, research, and administrative experience fostering inter-institutional relationships in an academic setting along with proven managerial skills in a health care environment. A visionary leader who thrives in complexity and inspires teams to achieve their best. Passion for innovation, Veteran-centered care, and continuous improvement.

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