Physician - Psychiatrist

Overview

This is a remote eligible position. While remote candidates will be considered - on-location candidates will be preferred and is a component of market pay compensation. In addition - remote candidates may still be required to report on-site to a local VA. You will treat patients at the VA Modesto Clinic involving medication assessment. Provide independent care delivery for both chronic and acute/same day psychiatric and substance disorder needs.

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 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.

• 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 (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
• rather - 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
• Additional Requirement: Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
• Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity (correction lenses permitted) - keen hearing (aids permitted) - and manual dexterity with repetitive computer work
• potentially long periods (up to 8 hours) of continued walking - standing - stooping - sitting - bending - pulling - and pushing
• light lifting and carrying(under 15 pounds)
• The incumbent may be exposed to intermittent excessive noise - working both alone as well as closely with others as circumstances prescribe - and protracted or irregular hours of work
• The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium - dementia - or psychiatric disorders
• The incumbent must be a mature - flexible - sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations - able to shift priorities based on patient needs
• Must be able to perform CPR per BLS protocols.

Duties

• 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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• Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases
• Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
• Work Schedule: Full-time - schedule to be coordinated with your supervisor
• 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
• L icensure: 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
• The VA Northern California Health Care System (NCHCS) is currently recruiting for full-time - board eligible/board certified psychiatrists to join our Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team at the Modesto VA Outpatient Clinic
• While remote candidates will be considered - on-location candidates will be preferred and is a component of market pay compensation
• In addition - remote candidates may still be required to report on-site to a local VA
• Clinical Duties: Provide independent care delivery for both chronic and acute/same day psychiatric and substance disorder needs
• The essential functions of the position include conducting history and mental status exams
• conducting physical exams when necessary and available
• completing assessments and formulating diagnoses
• developing and collaborating treatment plans with a multidisciplinary team
• performing pharmacotherapy as indicated in the treatment plan
• maintaining effective and up-to-date documentation of patient encounters in the electronic medical record
• and participation in on-call coverage for an inpatient psychiatric unit when assigned
• The physician orders diagnostic testing - prescribes medications - consults with primary care and other specialty services - conducts suicide screening and risk assessment - and clinical reminder completion as applicable
• Administrative: Typically - none
• Education: Optional as requested by provider and approved by supervisor when opportunities for trainee supervision are available
• Research: Typically None
• comes out of clinical duties if assigned

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