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Medical Director Psychiatric Acute Recovery Center Physician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 45 days ago
About the Role
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.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →The DP ARC independently provides clinical assessment, treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, and other appropriate mental health services at the advanced practice level to Veterans and their family members as assigned.
- →FUNCTION OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES Management Duties: 1.
- →Promoting Recovery: The DP ARC is responsible for ensuring that the staff of PARC adheres to the principles and practices of the recovery-driven mental health services.
- →The DP ARC ensures that staff are trained in evidence-based recovery services and promote staff's implementation of these services within PARC. 2.
- →Regulatory Standards: Acute Care Division Leadership and DP ARC ensures that program services meet accreditation requirements and are compliant with regulatory and accountability standards such as those set forth by CARF, the Joint Commission, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and VA Central Office (VACO). 3.
- →Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Procedures: The DPARC is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and evaluation of PARC consistent with evidence-based best practices in mental health.
- →Specifically, the DP ARC will oversee the development of program activities, services, record-keeping, schedules, policies, evaluation procedures, marketing brochures, educational resources, etc.
- →The incumbent initiates goals and strategic plans and monitors progress towards these ends.
- →The DP ARC serves as the leader of PARC and convenes staff meetings and other meetings to promote effective functioning of PARC. 4.
- →Maintaining Relationships: The DPARC is responsible for marketing PARC to other programs, departments, and stakeholders and develops/maintains relationships with service line and supervisory staff.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Personality Fit
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