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Physician - Chief of Psychiatry
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 33 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.
What You'll Do
- →The Hudson Valley Healthcare System is seeking a full-time Chief Psychiatrist.
- →The focus is on providing comprehensive psychiatric healthcare, improving access to care, ensuring quality of care, and promoting positive mental health outcomes.
- →The Chief Psychiatrist will serve as an integral part of the VA's efforts to provide integrated mental healthcare to Veterans and will manage the activities and planning associated with the following: Oversees, plans, organizes and directs the development of psychiatric services within the programs and services in the Mental Health Department.
- →Establishes and follows a capabilities model to achieve goals for eligibility, referral and authorization, care coordination, and utilization management to ensure improved Veteran experience.
- →Make recommendations for the development of psychiatric services within the Mental Health Department based on data analysis and industry trends.
- →Provides program oversight over the field assistance program by assessing core functions and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- →Provides medical oversight, expertise, and leadership to the delivery of quality mental healthcare services.
- →Liaises with the medical schools and residency programs and maintains these opportunities at Hudson Valley, ensuring that the infrastructure supports these educational opportunities.
- →Responsible for daily operations and management by interfacing with other operational departments, internal and external customers, policies, and procedures.
- →Participates in senior management business and clinical strategy development and implementation.
- →Oversees psychiatric services that carries out the functions of performance and quality standards, while improving the Veteran's experience and outcomes.
- →Defines psychiatric policies, utilization management process and procedures, financial and utilization reports made available to the appropriate stakeholders.
- →Assumes responsibility for the overall quality of psychiatric services and for planning, developing, organizing, integrating, and directing programs, staff, and budget in support of organizational goals and commitments.
- →Establishes care coordination guidelines to assure appropriate utilization of services, level of care, and documentation, assuring fiscal integrity.
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
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