Physician - Psychiatry

NBSTSA; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EDRP eligibility

Sign-on bonus may be authorized

Relocation assistance may be authorize

Job summary

Albany Medical Center is seeking a Board-eligible/certified psychiatrist to provide comprehensive care across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will supervise residents, integrate evidence-based practices, and contribute to quality initiatives in alignment with VA guidelines.

This role offers Education Debt Reduction Program eligibility, potential sign-on and relocation support, and ad-hoc telepsychiatry as needed. The schedule supports a full-time commitment with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Must have MD degree from an approved school.
• Must have completed psychiatry residency and be board eligible/certified.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide integrated patient care in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Lead teams and supervise learners as needed.
• Comply with VA guidelines and quality initiatives.
• Offer telepsychiatry services as needed.
• Participate in education and training of residents and trainees.

Skills

English proficiency

Leadership

Education

MD degree

Psychiatry residency

Board certification (preferred)

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 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 - Preferred Experience: Psychiatry Board Certification
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA handbook 5019.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Duties include but are not limited to: Team leadership and providing integrated patient care in multiple inpatient and outpatient settings Awareness - implementation - and maintenance of JAHCO and VA guidelines for psychiatric care Staffing specialty clinics - i.e
• clozaril - suboxone - compensation and pension based on the needs of the facility Provision of evidence and community-based assessment and care of psychiatric patients including current pharmacologic and other standard therapeutic treatments Provides active supervision and teaching for Albany Medical Center psychiatric residents and other trainees as needed
• Participating in quality improvement initiatives and outcome data initiatives Providing patient and family health education - with a focus on self-management - prevention and wellness based on the patient's goals
• Ordering - conducting - supervising and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests
• Provision of inpatient consultations to Medicine/Surgery - Emergency Room - Geriatrics and other services based on the needs of the institution Mentoring - educating - and disseminating information regarding current clinical practices as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Timely completion of clinical documentation Completion of education requirements Provision of Telepsychiatry services as needed
• Provides on call duties as assigned Other clinical duties as assigned by Chief of Psychiatry Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for 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 your start date
• 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
• Learn more
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized
• 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: Full-time - Monday - Friday - 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Telework: Ad-Hoc
• As determined by the agency policy.