Coloradoacc
Summary
The Phoenix VA Healthcare System is recruiting for a Fee Basis Physician (Psychiatrist). The provider will render night - weekend - and/or holidays in the Mental Health Service for Inpatient Mental Health Units - the Emergency Department and Consultation/Liaison coverage. Compensation will be a flat fee on a per visit (service) basis; visits (services) are limited to one per day.
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
Preferred Experience: Board certification - Buprenorphine prescribing - enrollment in the VHA Clozapine Registry and credentialing and privileging is required - ability to use telemental health equipment is preferred
Reference: VA Regulations - specifically VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard
This can be found in the local Human Resources Office
Physical Requirements: VA Handbook 5019/1 - Part II - Pre-Placement Physical Examination and Evaluation.
Duties
Duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to: Screen - evaluate - admit - discharge patients to/from psychiatry units
Key psychiatric functions include a full spectrum of diagnostic - treatment and rehabilitation services provided by qualified interdisciplinary staff in a safe and dignified setting with emphasis on least restrictive approach
These include but are not limited to: crisis assessments and interventions
admitting and discharging patients from psychiatric units psychopharmacology consultation/liaison to the emergency department and Hospital wards
patient education
Order diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests - x-rays - electrocardiograms - (EKGs) - etc
including HIV tests and evaluate results of such tests
Provide psychiatric Consultation-Liaison cross coverage
Conducts complete psychiatric diagnostic evaluations (including the mental status evaluation) and History andments when Veterans are admitted to the Phoenix VA and as appropriate
Prescribe appropriate pharmaceutical agents for smoking cessation
Prescribe Buprenorphine
Prescribe Clozapine
Prescribe evidenced based pharmacotherapy for substance use disorders
Monitor and record patient progress
Obtain consent for medications
Carry out health promotion and disease prevention activities including education and shared decision-making
Provide education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care - medical conditions - and use of prescribed treatments and medications
Write orders and notes in CPRS (Computerized Patient Record System)
Perform other delegated tasks not specifically outlined herein upon the direction of supervising chiefs
Provide telephone consultation with patients and family members
Function as member of assigned committees - task forces - and investigative teams if appropriate
Teach and supervise medical students - PA students - psychiatry (and as needed - residents from other specialties) residents and fellows - and NP students as assigned.
#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.
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
Preferred Experience: Board certification - Buprenorphine prescribing - enrollment in the VHA Clozapine Registry and credentialing and privileging is required - ability to use telemental health equipment is preferred
Reference: VA Regulations - specifically VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard
This can be found in the local Human Resources Office
Physical Requirements: VA Handbook 5019/1 - Part II - Pre-Placement Physical Examination and Evaluation.
Duties
Duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to: Screen - evaluate - admit - discharge patients to/from psychiatry units
Key psychiatric functions include a full spectrum of diagnostic - treatment and rehabilitation services provided by qualified interdisciplinary staff in a safe and dignified setting with emphasis on least restrictive approach
These include but are not limited to: crisis assessments and interventions
admitting and discharging patients from psychiatric units psychopharmacology consultation/liaison to the emergency department and Hospital wards
patient education
Order diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests - x-rays - electrocardiograms - (EKGs) - etc
including HIV tests and evaluate results of such tests
Provide psychiatric Consultation-Liaison cross coverage
Conducts complete psychiatric diagnostic evaluations (including the mental status evaluation) and History andments when Veterans are admitted to the Phoenix VA and as appropriate
Prescribe appropriate pharmaceutical agents for smoking cessation
Prescribe Buprenorphine
Prescribe Clozapine
Prescribe evidenced based pharmacotherapy for substance use disorders
Monitor and record patient progress
Obtain consent for medications
Carry out health promotion and disease prevention activities including education and shared decision-making
Provide education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care - medical conditions - and use of prescribed treatments and medications
Write orders and notes in CPRS (Computerized Patient Record System)
Perform other delegated tasks not specifically outlined herein upon the direction of supervising chiefs
Provide telephone consultation with patients and family members
Function as member of assigned committees - task forces - and investigative teams if appropriate
Teach and supervise medical students - PA students - psychiatry (and as needed - residents from other specialties) residents and fellows - and NP students as assigned.
#J-18808-Ljbffr