Physician (Supervisory Psychiatrist ) - EDRP

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

Additional Requirement: Board certification in Psychiatry Preferred Experience: Current or Prior Supervisory Psychiatry Administrative experience within the past 2 years

Works well as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team

Demonstrates a high level of practice using evidence-based medicine principles involving patients with complex illness

Excellent customer service skills (internal and external customers)

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Physical Requirements: Light lifting - under 15 pounds

Pulling hand over hand (1 hour)

Near vision correctable at 13"" to 16"" to Jaeger 1 to 4

Hearing (aid permitted)

Emotional and mental stability.

Duties

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EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive

Contact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm 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 Supervisory Responsibilities 1

Functions as the first line supervising authority for Psychiatry staff as assigned in the applicable programs within Mental Health & Behavioral Medicine Service

Provides leadership guidance - administrative as well as clinical - supervision and/or consultation as appropriate to staff in assigned areas

Provides administrative oversight and clinical consultation to other interdisciplinary team members for whom the incumbent is not the designated first line rating authority

Provides clinical supervision to psychiatry residents - Fellows - medical students - and other trainees as appropriate

Ensures timely access to care of patients assigned to the team - in accordance with local and national policies

Monitors compliance of team members with VA performance measures and effectively shapes provider practice patterns to improve standing on performance measures

Provides leadership and Guidance in hiring of new staff members for the team

Resolves conflicts among team members and adjudicates complaints and problems of employees in a timely and effective manner

Clinical Responsibilities (1) Provides psychiatric evaluations - across multiple clinical settings - for veteran population 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 network

(2) Provides 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 disorders

(3) Practices evidence based pharmacological interventions as deemed necessary for the treatment of mental illness with its goal of reducing psychiatric symptoms - improving interpersonal functioning and overall mental health

(4) Ensures 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 education

(5) Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to enhance care coordination efforts

(6) Works effectively and in a collegial manner within a multidisciplinary team comprising of other mental health professionals including but not limited to psychologists - social workers - license practice counsellors - nurses and per support specialists

(7) Orders diagnostic tests - consultations - discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions

(8) Participates in the teaching and supervision of medical students - residents and other trainees as assigned

Other duties as assigned.

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Worksite address

temple, TX, 76508, US

Who can apply

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