Physician - Psychiatrist

Summary

A recruitment/relocation incentive may be offered to a highly qualified candidate. 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.

Qualifications

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 physicians 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) - (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - (3) 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.
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs).
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis.
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged.
• They are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision.
• Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Preferred Experience: Board Certified or Board Eligible. For more information on this qualification standard, please visit

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
• VHA Physician Total Rewards.
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized.
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized.
• Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, 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.
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.
• This physician provides ongoing psychiatric care to a vulnerable population of Veterans in an outpatient setting and provides a full array of psycho-diagnostic, psychotherapeutic, and pharmacological management.
• They will provide services to Veterans in a BHIP/Outpatient team setting that will include multi-disciplinary approaches.
• Outpatient psychiatrists have occasional on-call responsibility.
• The Outpatient Psychiatrist functions within the Mental Health Service.
• The Chief of Psychiatry provides direct clinical and administrative supervision.
• The clinician is further responsible to the Chief - Mental Health Service and the Chief of Staff.
• Major duties include: providing a full range of psycho-diagnostic services, performing psychiatric evaluations, and managing care for a diverse patient population including veterans with psychosocial issues.
• Responsible for identification of patient problems requiring consultation, making appropriate referrals, and ensuring referrals to specialty programs and community resources.
• Provides diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall psychiatric care.
• Participates in team meetings, treatment planning, orders diagnostic tests, and makes treatment decisions.
• Ensures practice compliance with relevant policies, guidelines, standards, and regulations.
• Participates in supervision, teaching, on-call duties, and other related activities.
• Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, with occasional after-hours and weekend call.
• **This position is not virtual or remote.**