Psychiatrist - Geriatric

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a physician for clinical duties within the VA system. The candidate must hold a Doctor of Medicine or equivalent and possess a current unrestricted medical license.

Residency training and eligibility for board certification are required, with potential Education Debt Reduction Program participation. Applicants may be considered if training/licensing is in progress.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required; non-citizens may be appointed where recruitment of citizens is not possible per VA policy.
• Must hold a Doctor of Medicine or equivalent in allopathic or osteopathic medicine.
• Current, full, unrestricted medical license in a U.S. state/territory/DC.
• Residency training approved by ACGME/AOA leading to board eligibility.
• One year post-medical school training plus two years of independent practice allowed under certain conditions.
• Non-U.S. residency programs require minimum 3 years of verified practice in the U.S.
• Residents in ACGME/AOA programs may be appointed as Physician Resident Providers (PRPs).
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians and may be intermittent.

Skills

US Citizenship

MD Degree

Medical License

Residency Training

Board Certification

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Residency Training (ACGME/AOA)

Board Certification (ABMS/AOA)

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 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.

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