Podiatrist - Medical Director, PCMHI

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Dallas (TX); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Education Debt Reduction Program

Relocation/Recruitment incentives

Total rewards package

Résumé du poste

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Medical Director for the Primary Care - Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) at the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas, TX.

This full-time, permanent role focuses on leading a multidisciplinary outpatient team to deliver uninterrupted, high-quality mental health care to Veterans. The Medical Director PCMHI will ensure compliance with VA policies and collaborate across teams to maintain continuity of care, supervise clinical and

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree with board certification in psychiatry.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary outpatient mental health teams.

Responsabilités

• Lead and coordinate the PCMHI multidisciplinary team to ensure continuous high-quality care for Veterans.
• Monitor compliance with VA policies, regulations, and directives.
• Collaborate with other teams and leaders to improve continuity of care for Veterans.
• Organize and direct administrative, operational, patient, and personnel activities for the team.

Connaissances

Outpatient psychiatry

Team leadership

Clinical supervision

PTSD/trauma care

Formation

MD/DO

Board-certified Psychiatry

Description du poste

Summary

A full-time permanent position is available for Medical Director of the Primary Care - Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) team at the VA North Texas Health Care System Mental Health Service (VANTHCS MHS) in Dallas - TX. Recruitment/Relocation May be Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program is authorized.

Duties

• This is an Open Continuous Announcement & will remain open until September 23 - 2027 - or until all positions are filled


• The first cut-off date is October 09 - 2027


• 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


• Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated


• After that time - you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period


• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package


• Core responsibilities for the Medical Director of the Primary Care - Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) include leading and coordinating the operations of a multidisciplinary outpatient team with a focus on uninterrupted high-quality care to Veterans


• Incumbent monitors and ensures compliance with VANTHCS and mental health policies - regulations - executive orders - and management directives


• He/She will collaborate with other teams and team leaders to improve communication and to ensure ongoing continuity of care for Veterans


• In conjunction with the Clinical Directors of this Mental Health Team - the Medical Director PCMHI - organizes - and directs administrative - operational - patient and personnel activities for the team


• Duties include coordinating interdisciplinary staffing - work assignments - resource allocation and direct patient care


• Provides integrated mental health care in primary care clinic settings through collaboration with primary care physicians and primary care nurses


• Core responsibilities also include providing triage services to Veterans new to Mental Health


• Duties will include consulting with primary care physicians - providing brief mental health assessments and time-limited follow up to Veterans not established in specialty mental health - and educating veterans - nurses - and mental health staff about behavioral health issues


• Skilled in general outpatient psychiatry - including diagnostic evaluations - pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy


• He/she should be competent in the management of individuals with a broad range of clinical problems - including but not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder - mood - anxiety and psychotic disorders - substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders in the elderly Veteran population


• Serves as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary mental health team


• He/she may provide clinical supervision and/or be assigned as formal collaborating physician for health care professionals such as Nurse Practitioners - Physician Assistants - and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists


• They will also provide shared administrative supervision for Social Workers - Psychologists - Peer Support - and Nursing staff


• VA North Texas Health Care System Mental Health Service provides a full range of mental health services including general adult psychiatry - geriatrics - psychosomatic medicine - substance abuse sub-specialty services - trauma services - psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery programs - comprehensive homeless programs - peer support services - opiate replacement programs - Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR) - vocational rehabilitation programs - domiciliary based programs and inpatient services


• There is ongoing active research in addiction psychiatry - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - mood disorders - and homelessness


• Clinical training programs exist for medical students - psychiatry residents and fellows - clinical psychologists - social workers and nurses


• VA North Texas Health Care System has an active relationship with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center as our primary affiliate - as well as other local teaching institutions


• Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm with light on-call responsibilities


• Options may be available for flexible work tours


• Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position


• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive


• Contact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance


• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized