Physician, Psychiatrist with EDRP

SummaryThe 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below.QualificationsTo 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 RequirementsUnited States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA PolicyEducation: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicineThe 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 completedLicense: 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 ColumbiaResidency 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 experiencesResidents 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-basisPRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privilegedrather - they are to have a ""scope of practice"" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervisionAdditionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPsProficiency in spoken and written EnglishPreferred Experience: ABPN Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry Comfortable/experience providing Mental Health care through Telehealth modalitiesParticipation as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team providing a full range of Mental Health services to patientsDemonstrates a high level of psychiatry practice using evidence based medicine principles involving patients who have complex illnessesBuprenorphine certification and treatment experienceReference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/Physical Requirements: This position may require potentially long periods of continued Light lifting under 15 pounds - Pulling hand over hand for 1 hour - Use of fingers - Both hands required - Near vision correctable at 13"" to 16"" to Jaeger 1 to 4 - Hearing (aid may be permitted) - Emotional and mental stability.DutiesThis is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until September 28 - 2026 or until positions are filledEligible applications received will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occurVA offers a comprehensive total rewards packageVHA Physician Total RewardsEducation Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn moreEDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentiveContact vhaedrpprogramsupport@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 The psychiatrist will undertake a spectrum of clinical duties that include but are not limited to - providing general outpatient psychiatric treatment to patients with a vast array of mental health diagnoses involving clinical evaluation - Diagnostic determination and clarification - medication management and monitoring clinical response to treatmentThe Psychiatrist Physician position duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to the following: Performs psychiatric evaluations for veteran population in the general outpatient mental health clinic with a vast array of mental health problems including personality - emotional adjustment - or mental illness and may have psychosocial issues such as homelessness - unemployment - and poor family support networkProvides a full range of therapeutic interventions including diagnostic assessment - medication evaluation and management - suicide risk assessments - crisis intervention - and overall care of patients with psychiatric disordersPractice evidence based pharmacological interventions as deemed necessary for the treatment of mental illnesses with its goal of reducing psychiatric symptoms - improving interpersonal functioning and overall mental healthEnsures practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with TJC - CARF - HIPPA - VA policies and procedures - clinical practice guidelines - national statutes and regulations - medical record documentation - and mandatory continuing educationAble to work effectively and in a collegial manner within a multi-disciplinary team comprising of other mental health professionals including but not limited to Psychologists - Social Workers - License Practicing Counsellors - Nurses and Peer Support SpecialistsParticipates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient careOrders diagnostic tests - consultations - discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisionsWill be expected to participate in the teaching and supervision of residents and medical studentsPsychiatric clinical care will be provided by face-to-face encounters or via using the VA Video Connect ModalityPerforms other directly related clinical duties as assignedWork Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm