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Physician - Addictions Psychiatrist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
Hybrid Fredericksburg, VA $260K – $315K Apply by Sep 30, 2026 Medical Officer ESTJINTJINTPISTJ Healthcare
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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
- →We are looking for a skilled Psychiatrist at Fredericksburg Health Care Center, Mental Health.
- →The staff psychiatrist serves as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team with specialized expertise in medication management of mental disorders.
- →The areas which the psychiatrist has clinical privileges to practice may include depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorder, personality disorders, and other psychiatric disorders in primarily outpatient clinical settings.
- →The Fredericksburg Veterans Affairs Health Care Center offers a comprehensive range of outpatient services for Veterans in the Northern Virginia and Central Virginia area, including Primary Care and Mental Health services.
- →The establishment of this new health care center is part of the Central Virginia VA Health Care System and the Veterans Health Administration's initiative to enhance access to care for Veterans, thereby providing them with more healthcare options within their communities and fulfilling the mission to deliver exemplary care to our Nation's Heroes.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Recruitment/Relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
- →Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): The position is eligible for the EDRP.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →Acts as a liaison between colleagues in SUD specialty care clinic and the outpatient mental health clinic.
- →Conducts history and physical examinations including mental status examinations, intake assessments, substance use disorder assessments, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders.
- →Provide diagnostic evaluation in complex cases that may include SUD and comorbid mental health disorders, co-occurring chronic pain and possible opioid use disorder.
- →Collaborates and contributes effectively as a member of the SUD Clinic multidisciplinary team in team meetings, treatment planning conferences, SUD-specific committees and enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
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 identification 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
Job ID: 28df8eb6-f2e4-4c61-9c9f-78a98763db0d
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