Physician (Psychiatrist) Floater - Outpatient and Inpatient
What you'd do
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.
Major duties
This position is authorized to provide the right candidate with a sign-on bonus (a percentage of salary per year, up to four years), and the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) to pay up to $200,000 in qualifying loans!! In addition, salary can go above the maximum amount shown if candidate meets annual performance metrics. Major Duties and Responsibilities: Addresses the unique characteristics and needs of the young adult (18-39), middle adult (40-64), older adult (65-80) and geriatric (80+) patients, taking into consideration cognitive deficits and emotional and behavioral reactions to stressful life events such as ill health, economic problems, and the loss of significant others. Conducts comprehensive psychiatric assessments within a biopsychosocial model, including evidence-based psychopharmacology. Routine collaboration will occur with PMHNPs, PA-Cs, and PharmDs for psycho pharmacology interventions. Assesses need for and provides interventional psychiatry clinical services for very complex patient care needs, for example Repetitive Treatment Resistant Depression (rTMS), Esketamine (ESK) and Psychosis Intervention services (Severe Mental Illness). Professional training is provided. Utilizes and promotes approved standards of care, procedures, methods, techniques, safety precautions, and protocols in their application to treatment and management of acute and chronic mental illnesses for psychiatric outpatients. Provides cross coverage for the Attending Psychiatrist in the acute inpatient psychiatry unit (9HIP) to include completion of all required medical record documentation and commitment paperwork promptly; and convening multidisciplinary treatment team. Participates as a key member of the patient care team to formulate patient centered treatment plans and monitor patient progress within a recovery-oriented episode of care model. Involvement with both, psychiatric and medical treatments. Participates in the monthly on-call coverage roster during weekends, holidays, and after regular tour of duty hours (evenings and nights); on average, it will require coverage one weekend (day tour) and 3-5 nights a month. Mental Health Consultation Liaison Team - Evaluating Veterans consulted to the team in the Emergency Room, Community Living Center, and Medical Floors. In consultation with other physicians and physicians' assistants or nurse practitioners, assesses the medical condition of the patient in the context of his/her psychiatric condition. Participates in facility's behavioral crisis codes, to include evaluation if psychiatric hospitalization (voluntary and involuntary) threshold is present. Maintains effective relationships with other team members to determine and meet the social, environmental, economic and psychological needs of the patient. Provides cross/float coverage for BHIP Psychiatric Providers for planned and unplanned leaves and same day access (walk-ins) as needed. Agrees to serve as the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Treatment Center (SARRTP) Attending Physician overseeing MAT and general psychiatric treatment for Veterans admitted to the program. Collaboration with SARRTP's PMHNP and PA-C to meet Veterans' needs Roles and responsibilities may change based on service needs Primary modality of care is face to face or virtual care platforms May provide oversight for Professional Health Care Trainees VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized (this can be a lump sum upon starting or paid annually over up to 4 years) Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): 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 Learn more. 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: Sunday through Thursday, 8am to 430pm
What you need to qualify
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: Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: 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. Licensure: 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: 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 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 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. Language: Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Experiencing working with Veterans; treating chronic serious mental illness Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Physical demands include repetitive body movements including the following: frequent reaching, standing, walking, and lifting of equipment and/or patients to provide patient care. This position requires extension of the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction including above or below shoulder level, during the provision of patient care, including retrieval of needed equipment, supplies and to make contact with the patient. This position requires the maintenance of an upright position to perform duties associated with patient care. This position is typically non-sedentary, and frequently involves being in the standing position. This position requires moving about accomplish tasks, such as assisting with patient ambulation and moving one patient area to the next. This position requires the raising of objects from a lower position to a higher position or the movement of objects horizontally position to position. Lifting may be done to move a patient from one location to the next, i.e.- from the exam table to the chair, and in the movement of equipment or supplies.
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