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Physician - Chief Psychiatry Behavioral Health Service
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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
- →The Chief, Psychiatry Behavioral Health Service is aligned under the Associate Chief of Staff, Behavioral Health and is a supervisory position.
- →This supervisor is responsible for direct supervision of the Supervisory Psychiatrist, Inpatient Psychiatry Section, Supervisory Psychiatrist, Interventional Psychiatry Section, Psychiatry Residency Director; Program Manager, Mental Health Residential and Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MH RRTP), and Float Prescriber staff.
- →The Psychiatry Section Program Manager is committed to providing care in accordance with the VA goals of high quality, patient-centered healthcare that embraces the recovery model.
- →This supervisor functions in a collaborative fashion with other departments, programs, and medical staff members to provide appropriate inpatient, outpatient, residential, and consultative psychiatry services.
- →They will also serve as MHRRTP LVR3 Medical Director.
- →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.
- →Provides direct patient care in outpatient mental health.
- →Functioning as part of a psychiatric care team working with other physicians, physician extenders, nurses and/or other support staff.
- →Providing high quality and efficient care and be able to work well in an interdisciplinary team setting.
- →Develops strategies that achieve organizational goals, taking into account the organization's resources.
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
Job ID: 7f0cff39-fda6-4d92-969f-8684ff05ca7f
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