Psychiatrist - Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Program Manager
What you'd do
The Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Program Manager serves as the professional leader of the PCMHI Program with an emphasis on integration of mental health services within primary care. They are directly responsible for the planning, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of treatment program operations. PCMHI Program Manager is administratively within the Mental Health Service Line, with primary assignment to the PCMHI program located within primary care.
Major duties
Duties include, but are not limited to: Duties of this position consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety, including broad oversight and coordination of PCMHI services and interdisciplinary staff assigned to PCMHI. Functions as a member of the mental health leadership team collaborating with multiple service lines, disciplines, and frontline clinicians, exercising wide latitude and independent judgement for resource allocation, program design, and quality control. Maintains oversight and responsibility for the professional practice of all staff serving within the PCMHI section, including services conducted by trainees, consultants, and paraprofessional staff. Direct administrative supervision of subordinates: PCMHI psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, registered nurses and other designated staff. Responsibilities are complex in scope and constitute a significant contribution to healthcare system operations. Resolves staff conflicts and internal/external customer complaints at the lowest possible levels. Has line and staff authority for resource allocations within the area of responsibility. Provides a full range of PCMHI clinical services, including functional assessments, brief interventions, measurement-based care, and population-based, collaborative practice as part of PACT. Provides liaison to programs and services throughout the continuum of mental health or other healthcare services on behalf of the PCMHI section; advises relevant stakeholders concerning the need for and development of clinical services. Member of the Office of Mental Health Operations External Facilitation Team for PCMHI in the role of Subject Matter Expert. Provides leadership, guidance, and consultation on staff education and development. Orients, teaches, and consults with healthcare system staff and trainees to promote understanding of PCMHI operations and integrated mental health care approaches. With appropriate institutional review, may advise, consult, plan, conduct, or oversee completion of research, quality improvement efforts, or other endeavors designed to provide information regarding outcomes, strategic planning, resource allocation, treatment approaches, and/or population care needs. May present outcome data/research results at local VA and national scientific meetings. Has contacts on a regular and recurring basis with individuals representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view. Serves on Medical Center, VISN, and National VA committees, as requested and approved. Represents the Medical Center at professional community group/events and committees, in conferences/meetings with higher ranking managers, supervisors, and staff from other work units, and/or with representatives of local public interest groups, congressional district offices and employees of State and local governments. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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
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: 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. Board Certification. Physicians are generally not required to be board certified for employment in VA; however, three circumstances in VA require Physician board certification: If the position being filled is required to be a supervisor for medical students or Physician residents (including fellows), the LCME, ACGME, or AOA standards requiring a particular board certification credential will apply. If the position being filled will have faculty status with an affiliated medical school (for example, in joint recruitments with affiliated medical schools), then a medical school requirement for board certification will apply to the jointly recruited position. If the position being filled is required to be board certified by virtue of specific VHA policy (for example, as director of a cardiac catheterization laboratory or Director of Clinical Laboratory Medicine), then VHA policy requiring board certification will apply. NOTE: Board certification must be maintained for the duration of time that the employee is serving in a position that meets the circumstances listed above. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: At minimum, three years clinical experience working within integrated teams. Experience with leading professional teams, developing and implementing policies, coordinating health care operations between multiple teams, and training clinicians. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Lifting up to 35 pounds, intermittently; moderate carrying (15-35 pounds), intermittently; lifting over 35 pounds with assistive devices in accordance with the Safe Patient Handling Policy except in emergent situations requiring prompt patient care; pulling, intermittently; pushing, intermittently; reaching above the shoulders, intermittently, both hands required; walking, intermittently; standing, intermittently; kneeling, intermittently; and repeated bending.
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