U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Psychiatrist- Mental Health Connect (Chesapeake)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Chesapeake
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Base pay range
$250,000.00/yr - $305,000.00/yr
Summary
This position is eligible for the 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.
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Duties
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2025 or until all positions are filled. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 30 July 2025, with subsequent cut-off dates every two weeks. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred to at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.
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Major Duties and Responsibilities to include but not be limited to:
- Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and the
- most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
- Performs psychiatric evaluations for a diverse population of patients of males,
- females, geriatric, and post deployment combat veterans who are mentally ill and
- have psychosocial issues that may include homelessness, unemployment, and
- poor family support network.
- Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs in the
- Community Based Outpatient Clinics to which the psychiatrist is assigned and has
- clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment, medication
- evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and
- overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety,
- psychosis, PTSD, substance abuse, and other psychiatric disorders in various
- clinical settings including the outpatient, inpatient, emergency department, primary
- care/mental health integrated programs, and hospital ward settings.
- Ensures that the practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with Joint
- Commission, CARF, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice psychiatric
- guidelines, VISN standards, national statutes and regulations, medical record
- documentation, mandatory continuing education, and HIPPA policies.
- Participates in supervision and teaching in support of the psychiatric residency
- program, performs on call duties, and performs other directly related duties as
- assigned.
- Involved in the supervision and teaching of psychiatry residents and other trainees
- assigned to unit as appropriate.
- Serve as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assist in
- implementation of treatment plan as appropriate regarding their patients.
- Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation
- required by the Medical Center or healthcare system, as appropriate.
EDRP Authorized: Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program. Contact? ?for questions/assistance.
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Work Schedule: 8:00AM-4:30PM - Monday - Friday, 40 hours/per week
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR ((2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR - Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), 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.