Physician - Psychiatry (Virtual)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Gary (IN); Remote; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EDRP eligibility

Job summary

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System is seeking a Psychiatry BHIP physician for a 100% remote role. The position offers Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility and involves providing a full spectrum of psychiatric services, including telepsychiatry, to veterans nationwide.

The candidate should have an MD/DO with psychiatry residency training and board eligibility, plus strong collaboration with an interdisciplinary team and proficiency in English.

Qualifications

• MD/DO degree and board eligibility as per VA standards
• Completion of an approved Psychiatry residency leading to board eligibility
• Proficiency in spoken and written English

Responsibilities

• Provides a full range of psychiatric services
• Diagnoses mental disorders and manages complex cases
• Develops, implements, and documents psychotherapeutic treatment plans
• Provides consultation to other staff within Mental Health Service
• Functions with full clinical privileges and independent practice
• Provides outreach to veterans and families
• Conducts telework appointments for virtual staff physicians

Skills

Telepsychiatry experience

Outpatient psychiatry

Interdisciplinary collaboration

English proficiency

Education

MD/DO (Doctor of Medicine)

Psychiatry residency

Tools

Telepsychiatry platforms

Job description

Summary

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System is currently hiring one (1) Psychiatry- BHIP that will be 100% virtual. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. See details below. https://youtu.be/EGW4PMZvJto?si=_f7pNchVqoK1KZal

Summary

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System is currently hiring one (1) Psychiatry- BHIP that will be 100% virtual. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. See details below. https://youtu.be/EGW4PMZvJto?si=_f7pNchVqoK1KZal

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
• Preferred Experience: - Experience providing outpatient psychiatry - Experience providing telepsychiatry services - Experience working with an interdisciplinary team - Board certification in Psychiatry and/or additional relevant fellowship training (examples- addiction - gero) - Prior VA experience Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Duties

• Interested in a career that offers a balance of work and family life? Look no further! Start - continue - or finish your career here | VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System Functions: Clinical Responsibilities: (100%) a
• Provides a full range of psychiatric services
• Diagnoses mental disorders particularly for complex or unusually difficult patents
• b
• Provides comprehensive interventions
• c
• Provides consultation to professional staff within the other specialty programs in the Mental Health Service
• d
• Develops - implements - and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients - including prompt completion of clinical reminders
• e
• Functions independently as a member of the VA ECHCS Medical Staff - with full clinical privileges
• Assumes complete professional responsibility for their clinical assessment findings - patient care decisions - and documentation
• f
• Provides outreach services to veterans and family members
• g
• For Virtual Staff Psychiatrists: Conducts telework appointments either to a clinic (i.e. - telehealth) or to the patient's device (i.e