Physician - Psychiatrist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks an addiction psychiatrist to deliver comprehensive clinical services to Veterans. The role includes providing addiction-specific and general psychiatric care, working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team, and adhering to VA standards. Candidates must be licensed physicians with relevant experience. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including sign-on bonuses and educational debt reduction programs provided.

Benefits

50-55 days of paid time off per year

Federal health, vision, dental insurance

Education Debt Reduction Program

Malpractice liability protection

CME reimbursement up to $1,000 a year

Qualifications

• Licensed physician with unrestricted license to practice.
• Certification in Addiction Medicine preferred.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Provide addiction-specific and general psychiatric care to Veterans.
• Perform assessments and treatment in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Document patient care using the Computerized Patient Record System.

Skills

Psychotherapy

Psychopharmacology

Collaboration

Education

Degree of doctor of medicine or equivalent

Residency training in accredited core specialty

Job description

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.

Duties

The incumbent serves as an addiction psychiatrist and provides both general and addiction specific psychiatric care services for the Mental Health Care Line (MHCL) at the Department of Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, {VA TVHS). Incumbent provides comprehensive clinical services to Veterans and their families within the MHCL.

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Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more .
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact 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

Duties: Performs addictions and general psychiatric assessment and treatment In a multi-disciplinary setting composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, nurse practitioners, psychopharmacologists, Peer Supports, and addiction therapist. Will work closely with his/her colleagues to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art addiction focused mental health care. Is a key participant in the implementation of the principles of Advanced Clinic Access in mental health. Shall work under the direction of the Addiction Treatment Services Program Manager, MHCL. Routine work is performed with minimum supervision. Is required to perform duties on his/her own initiative. Operates in a manner promoting success in all applicable performance measures and ensuring compliance with all applicable accreditation standards. Shall act in a thoroughly professional manner at all times. He/she shall work in harmony with other members of the professional and technical staff; tact and courtesy are mandatory when interacting with patients and staff.

a. The Incumbent will provide treatment for beneficiaries with addiction-based and general psychiatric disorders, primarily in a outpatient treatment setting but to also include inpatient call and other coverage as needed. Tele-Mental Health will be used as appropriate based on patient needs.
b. The incumbent must be skilled in Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology, and must be able to provide a comprehensive clinical summary/psychiatric summary.
c. The incumbent must collaborate with approved fee-based community Mental Health (MH) inpatient programs to assist/coordinate discharge planning, medication, and follow-up appointments, as well as, coordinate with ambulatory care services, as appropriate.
d. The incumbent ensures accreditation requirements are met for all applicable survey and inspection processes, to Include, but not limited to, compliance with JCAHO, CARF, and OIG.
e. The incumbent shall document patient care in the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS). Training regarding the use of CPRS along with all applicable expectations for content, timeliness and other standards will be provided by the VAMC. All documentation shall be completed in accordance with VA policy and procedures.
f. The incumbent shall follow all VA guidelines regarding infection control and safety.
g. The incumbent will be assigned to treatment teams and adhere to team meeting responsibilities.
h. The incumbent will provide comprehensive clinical psychiatric evaluations, treatment evaluations, treatment plans, and treatment.
i. The incumbent may be required to write admission orders for either campus with transfer orders.
j. The incumbent will adhere to all quality management performance measures which will be reviewed monthly through peer reviews:

Requirements

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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR
  [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR
  (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), 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.
  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 or fee-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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Experience: Certification in Addiction Medicine

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: In accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 5019.