National Medical Association
Psychiatrist- Mental Health Intensive Case Management
National Medical Association, Virginia, Minnesota, United States, 55792
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
Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Preferred Experience: Board Certification or eligible by the American Board of Psychiatry Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: The incumbent must be able to perform all activities of the position without restriction
This position may involve standing - walking - stooping - bending - reaching - lifting - and turning
The work may involve going up and down flights of stairs.
Duties
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30 - 2026 or until all positions are filled
The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 15 November 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
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
VHA Physician Total Rewards
Major Duties and Responsibilities to include but not be limited to: The clinical and program activities assumed under this position are conducted as part of the Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM) Program
The goal of the MHICM Program is to develop - implement and assess the benefit of a behaviorally oriented program or psychosocial rehabilitation - intensive case management and community-based treatment for chronically mentally ill veterans who have been high uses of Inpatient Mental Health services
Work is done in the context of an interdisciplinary treatment team - and extensive liaison activities with other interdisciplinary teams are required to provide continuity of care for assigned veterans in outpatient settings
Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions in units/programs in the Hampton VA Health Care System to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment - medication evaluation and management
Recognizes the need for the appropriate level of care including routine - urgent and emergent status and recognizes the need to refer the patents for inpatient care
Will provide support and clinical oversight to their program
Will work with interdisciplinary team
Participates effectively in team meeting and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care
Performs appropriate evaluation and management of patients to include ordering of diagnostic tests and consultations and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions
Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs to which assigned and has clinical privileges to practice in
Is involved in the supervision and teaching of house staff and other trainees assigned to the clinical area as appropriate
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: A recruitment incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants
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 commit review of the EDRP application
Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program
Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov 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 Telework: Offered on an AD-HOC Basis to support the needs of the facility
Telework is generally not offered on a regular and re-occurring basis.
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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
Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Preferred Experience: Board Certification or eligible by the American Board of Psychiatry Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: The incumbent must be able to perform all activities of the position without restriction
This position may involve standing - walking - stooping - bending - reaching - lifting - and turning
The work may involve going up and down flights of stairs.
Duties
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30 - 2026 or until all positions are filled
The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 15 November 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
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
VHA Physician Total Rewards
Major Duties and Responsibilities to include but not be limited to: The clinical and program activities assumed under this position are conducted as part of the Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM) Program
The goal of the MHICM Program is to develop - implement and assess the benefit of a behaviorally oriented program or psychosocial rehabilitation - intensive case management and community-based treatment for chronically mentally ill veterans who have been high uses of Inpatient Mental Health services
Work is done in the context of an interdisciplinary treatment team - and extensive liaison activities with other interdisciplinary teams are required to provide continuity of care for assigned veterans in outpatient settings
Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions in units/programs in the Hampton VA Health Care System to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment - medication evaluation and management
Recognizes the need for the appropriate level of care including routine - urgent and emergent status and recognizes the need to refer the patents for inpatient care
Will provide support and clinical oversight to their program
Will work with interdisciplinary team
Participates effectively in team meeting and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care
Performs appropriate evaluation and management of patients to include ordering of diagnostic tests and consultations and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions
Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs to which assigned and has clinical privileges to practice in
Is involved in the supervision and teaching of house staff and other trainees assigned to the clinical area as appropriate
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: A recruitment incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants
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 commit review of the EDRP application
Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program
Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov 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 Telework: Offered on an AD-HOC Basis to support the needs of the facility
Telework is generally not offered on a regular and re-occurring basis.
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