Physician - Addictions Psychiatrist

Job description

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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed

OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States

OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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

Exceptions: 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 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

In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action

Proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred Experience: Board certification General Adult Psychiatry with added qualifications in Addiction Psychiatry by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)

Experience in Veteran care preferred

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit

Physical Requirements: The physician needs to be mobile in that the job requires: sitting - walking - standing - and bending

Selected applicant will be required to complete an online on-boarding process

The job is primarily sedentary - and requires sitting - walking - standing - and bending

Incumbent is required to respond with time- sensitive reports while balancing multiple competing demands

Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office and/or home space.

Duties

We are looking for a skilled Psychiatrist at Fredericksburg Health Care Center - Mental Health

The staff psychiatrist serves as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team with specialized expertise in medication management of mental disorders

The areas which the psychiatrist has clinical privileges to practice may include depression - anxiety - psychotic disorders - post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - substance use disorder - personality disorders - and other psychiatric disorders in primarily outpatient clinical settings

The Fredericksburg Veterans Affairs Health Care Center offers a comprehensive range of outpatient services for Veterans in the Northern Virginia and Central Virginia area - including Primary Care and Mental Health services

The establishment of this new health care center is part of the Central Virginia VA Health Care System and the Veterans Health Administration's initiative to enhance access to care for Veterans - thereby providing them with more healthcare options within their communities and fulfilling the mission to deliver exemplary care to our Nation's Heroes

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package

VHA Physician Total Rewards

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Recruitment/Relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): The position is eligible for the EDRP

Learn more

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive

Contact Ms

Monique Head at - 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 duties and responsibilities of the Physician include - but are not limited to the following: Provide outpatient psychiatric management for a diverse veteran population including geriatric and post deployment combat veterans - in the SUD Clinic

Acts as a liaison between colleagues in SUD specialty care clinic and the outpatient mental health clinic

Conducts history and physical examinations including mental status examinations - intake assessments - substance use disorder assessments - suicide risk assessments - crisis intervention and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders

Provide diagnostic evaluation in complex cases that may include SUD and comorbid mental health disorders - co-occurring chronic pain and possible opioid use disorder

Collaborates and contributes effectively as a member of the SUD Clinic multidisciplinary team in team meetings - treatment planning conferences - SUD-specific committees and enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care

Provides in-service education for the SUD Clinic team

Maintains collegial and collaborative professional relationships with physicians in all clinical services in the health system as required for excellence in patient care

Practices independently - utilizes initiative and independent judgment in day-to-day activities

Manages medications including buprenorphine - naltrexone - etc for substance use disorders

Coordinates consults and triage of specialty clinic referrals

Ensures practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with TJC - HIPAA - VA policies and procedures - clinical practice guidelines - national statutes and regulations - medical record documentation and mandatory continuing education

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday - from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

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