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Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. This position is eligible for Recruitment/Relocation incentive for highly qualified candidates.

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 certified/eligible in Psychiatry Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See handbook 5013

Duties

• The incumbent is the Psychiatrist for the Mental Health Program and is responsible for the provision of Mental Health treatment and services for veterans enrolled in all of the various components of the program - such as the Inpatient program - Outpatient program - and the Emergency Room
• The incumbent: - Performs clinical work describing human behavior - determining the reasons for that behavior and predicting and/or modifying the behavior
• - Performs psychiatric evaluations - and treatment of patients with problems of personality - emotional adjustment - or mental illness
• - Prescribes medications as deemed necessary for the treatment of mental illnesses
• - Promotes - supervises - and/or performs psychotherapy with patients - either through individual sessions or through group therapy sessions
• Uses therapeutic techniques
• - Based on data gathered through assessments - plans an appropriate clinical treatment for individual patients
• - Recommends appropriate therapy based on precedent and standards of the profession
• - Therapy recommended is appropriate for the diagnosis involved and is considered among the most effective for the common condition involved
• - Develops a comprehensive treatment plan for a wide range of abnormal behaviors
• - Treatment includes adjusting therapy for the differential diagnosis of functional or organic disorders
• - Prepares and presents a formal treatment plan to the multi-disciplinary team
• - Develops comprehensive treatment plans specific to the patient
• The patients assigned often have multiple complicating factors (i.e. - physical disabilities - lack of support or resources) or other external or environment considerations that complicate treatment
• - Oversees other professionals and/or works as a key team member providing comprehensive psychiatric and medical care for a group of individuals
• - Promotes a psychotherapeutic atmosphere among the professional treatment staff
• - Conducts psychotherapy in difficult - multifaceted cases
• - Over sees the treatment performed by medical students and psychiatry residents and instructs them in the typical patterns of progression of mental illnesses during treatment
• - Identifies characteristics of progress and adjustments to treatment that are typical in certain circumstances
• - Performs other related duties as assigned
• Check Out These Benefits: VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates EDRP Authorized: 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 & submit your EDRP application within 4 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
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• 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 Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am- 4:30pm