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Chief Psychiatrist (Education Debt Repayment and Sign on Bonus)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Battle Creek, MI $285K – $336K Apply by Jul 7, 2026 Medical Officer ESTJINTJINTPISTJ Healthcare
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The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Approved for highly competitive applicants. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): APPROVED! Learn more. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
What You'll Do
- →THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION.
- →The Chief of Psychiatry will split time between administrative/supervisory duties (49%) and clinical duties (51%).Duties include but are not limited to: Participate in Mental Health meetings, leadership meetings, and facility committees as a representative of Mental Health Service and/or Psychiatry Service as requested.
- →Management and Supervision of staff within Psychiatry Service.
- →Provide clinical services as a Psychiatrist to patients including but not limited to assessing, diagnosing, and treating Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders as per facility expectations and as assigned Completion of proficiency reports, personnel actions, recruitment and retention, and all related personnel tasks with support and guidance from the ACOS for Mental health.
- →Admit, evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to adult patients, presenting with mental, behavioral, addictive or emotional disorders.
- →Provide consultation regarding mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders; pharmacotherapy; psychotherapy; family therapy; behavior modification; consultation to the courts; and emergency psychiatry, as well as the ordering of diagnostic, laboratory tests, and prescribing medications.
- →Supervise and ensure quality and timely completion in oversight of Compensation and Pension Mental Health evaluations.
- →Provide Mental Health oversight to National Utilization Management Integration (NUMI) to complete appropriate and timely clinical reviews of ongoing acute psychiatric admissions.
- →Development, implementation and oversight of operational policies and procedures for Psychiatry Service Serve as the Psychiatry Resident Clinical Training Director for all approved Battle Creek VAMC affiliations with accredited Psychiatry training programs Serve as a member of the Mental Health leadership team, including providing coverage for the ACOS for Mental Health as needed.
- →Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Approved!
- →Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized Learn more.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →Per VA Handbook 5011/25, Part II, Chapter 3, Paragraph 13: Covered full-time physicians are subject to call at all times unless officially excused.
- →This requirement applies 24/7.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:- your performance and conduct;- the needs and interests of the agency;- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Benefits
- ★VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- ★VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Personality Fit
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