Physician (Psychiatrist)
1 month ago
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 31, 2024. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be February 1, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
Duties
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides a full range of psychiatric services including psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, and management of adult and geriatric patients presenting with acute and/or chronic mental, behavioral, and/or substance use disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult Veterans.
- Recommend, implement, and follow up with appropriate comprehensive interventions including pharmacological, behavioral therapy, and psychotherapeutic treatment modalities as clinically indicated for Veteran's clinical diagnoses.
- Provide medication management for patients with co-morbid medical conditions, substance use disorders, dementia, and chronic pain disorders.
- Provide medication assisted treatment as clinically indicated for Veterans with alcohol, opioid, and other substance use disorders on an outpatient basis.
- Provide medication management for patients requiring clozapine and long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication. - Provide psychiatric consultation and management to Veterans admitted to the Community Living Center (CLC).
- Recommend higher levels of behavioral health care when clinically indicated.
- Provide same day psychiatric consultation to Veterans who present with urgent or emergent behavioral health needs.
- Collaborate with non-VA community-based providers as needed for care coordination
- Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of Veterans, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
- Functions independently as a member of the Behavioral Health and Butler VA Medical Center, with full clinical privileges. Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessments and findings, Veteran care decisions and documentation.
- As requested, provides consultation for all Behavioral Health clinicians regarding the clinical care of complex cases. - Provides outreach services to Veterans and their families as needed and/or required.
- Facilitates liaisons with other medical programs to effectively coordinate services.
- Adheres to operational policies and procedures in all phases of assignments focusing on providing quality care to the Veterans including telehealth appointments as appropriate.
- Develops and maintains a high-quality Behavioral Health service while meeting all VISN and VACO Environment of Care and programmatic requirements.
- Assists the section chief and service chief in the design, development, and implementation of clinical programs for a team of treatment providers when called upon to do so.
- Assists the section chief and service chief in the execution of ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the program.
- Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely medical care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
- Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures and requirements, including timeliness standards for documentation with all notes and encounters, enters proper diagnostic and procedure codes.
- Complies with proper procedures for Veteran check-out, to ensure continuation of care.
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: 7:00am - 6:00 flexible and one evening shift per week
Telework: Eligible
This is NOT a Remote Position
Compressed Schedule: No
Travel Required: Occasional
EDRP: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Please contact EDRP Coordinator for additional information at
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