National Medical Association
Physician (Psychiatry) -SIGN ON BONUS
National Medical Association, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64101
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.
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.
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 (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
Additional - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Preferred Experience: Board Certification is desired - Board eligible accepted
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: This position requires a pre-employment physical
Requires lifting 15-44 pounds
pushing (approx
2 hours)
reaching above shoulder
use of fingers and both hands
walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling
Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4
Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors
Hearing aid is permitted.
Duties
The Mental Health Service Line at the Kansas City VA Medical Center is seeking dedicated and skilled Psychiatrists to join our innovative and collaborative healthcare team
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm (with required on-call rotation - which includes nights - weekends and holidays) Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
Contact visn15edrp@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
VHA Physician Total Rewards
Duties: Psychiatrists must perform clinical - teaching and administrative duties which may include - but are not limited to - the following: Application of accepted protocols for assessment of the individual presenting with altered mental status
Assessment may include gathering of verbal and documented history - mental status exam - and any necessary medical - laboratory and imaging evaluations
Diagnostic description or formulation to guide appropriate acute and secondary treatment interventions
Provision of psychiatric care according to privileges
Psychiatrists should be able to perform and teach all of the services required in the practice of psychiatry to psychiatry residents
Educational experiences are also provided to health care personnel seeking training in mental health services (e.g
medical students - psychology interns - social work interns - physician assistants - nursing students and non-psychiatry medical residents)
Staff Psychiatrists must assist with meeting all necessary performance measures - completing all necessary training in a timely manner and keeping up with medical and administrative documentation as required
Staff Psychiatrists participate in departmental staff meetings - various hospital committees - departmental and hospital in-service programs - and education programs of the department and the hospital
They are also involved in continuous quality improvement through the peer review process
Staff Psychiatrists are responsible for all aspects of psychiatric care and are responsible for providing and assisting residents and/or nurse practitioners in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient
Staff Psychiatrists are responsible for providing appropriate and timely documentation and also cosign resident notes - indicating supervision and concurrence with each note.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
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.
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 (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
Additional - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Preferred Experience: Board Certification is desired - Board eligible accepted
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: This position requires a pre-employment physical
Requires lifting 15-44 pounds
pushing (approx
2 hours)
reaching above shoulder
use of fingers and both hands
walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling
Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4
Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors
Hearing aid is permitted.
Duties
The Mental Health Service Line at the Kansas City VA Medical Center is seeking dedicated and skilled Psychiatrists to join our innovative and collaborative healthcare team
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm (with required on-call rotation - which includes nights - weekends and holidays) Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
Contact visn15edrp@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
VHA Physician Total Rewards
Duties: Psychiatrists must perform clinical - teaching and administrative duties which may include - but are not limited to - the following: Application of accepted protocols for assessment of the individual presenting with altered mental status
Assessment may include gathering of verbal and documented history - mental status exam - and any necessary medical - laboratory and imaging evaluations
Diagnostic description or formulation to guide appropriate acute and secondary treatment interventions
Provision of psychiatric care according to privileges
Psychiatrists should be able to perform and teach all of the services required in the practice of psychiatry to psychiatry residents
Educational experiences are also provided to health care personnel seeking training in mental health services (e.g
medical students - psychology interns - social work interns - physician assistants - nursing students and non-psychiatry medical residents)
Staff Psychiatrists must assist with meeting all necessary performance measures - completing all necessary training in a timely manner and keeping up with medical and administrative documentation as required
Staff Psychiatrists participate in departmental staff meetings - various hospital committees - departmental and hospital in-service programs - and education programs of the department and the hospital
They are also involved in continuous quality improvement through the peer review process
Staff Psychiatrists are responsible for all aspects of psychiatric care and are responsible for providing and assisting residents and/or nurse practitioners in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient
Staff Psychiatrists are responsible for providing appropriate and timely documentation and also cosign resident notes - indicating supervision and concurrence with each note.
#J-18808-Ljbffr