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: Outpatient experience with patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
• 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

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm (with required on-call rotation - which includes nights - weekends and holidays) 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
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• Duties: The MHICM Psychiatrist treats a panel of patients with Serious Mental Illness that are engaged with the MHICM program
• They would coordinate care with the case managers for individual patients in MHICM and also serve as the psychiatrist for patients in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center care
• While note the sole utilizers - they would also likely serve as subject matter experts in treatment of complicated Serious Mental Illness including treatments like long acting injectables - clozapine - etc
• Otherwise - duties and expectations would be the same as general psychiatrists at the facility listed below
• 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
• Responsibilities of Staff Psychiatrist: Staff Psychiatrists: Are ultimately responsible for all aspects of psychiatric care
• Provide or assist residents and/or nurse practitioners in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient
• Provide appropriate and timely documentation - generally in the form of a staff progress note - in the patient's electronic record
• They also cosign resident notes - indicating supervision and concurrence with that note
• Are trained in the performance of Electroconvulsive Therapy and supervise residents in same on scheduled basis
• Have a tour of duty that includes a 40 hour work week - typically 8:00 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday - but hours could vary - and call as scheduled
• Participation in the on-call rotation is required
• May be responsible for inpatient or outpatient care - graduate and undergraduate medical education - and scientific research as appropriate.