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Physician (Psychiatrist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 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
- →DUTIES: This Staff Psychiatrist serves as the outpatient mental health provider for Veterans requiring outpatient medication management as part of the telemental health team at Lyons.
- →The provider will manage both scheduled and unscheduled patients through video sessions as part of the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP).
- →Duties include: Providing holistic, strength-based, person-centered mental health care to the assigned panel of Veterans.
- →This includes, but is not limited to, medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders and psychiatric care for Veterans with a range of mental health diagnoses and trauma-related experiences.
- →Working as a team member with other clinic staff (e.g., prescribers, therapists, and schedulers).
- →Providing coverage for other prescribers when needed.
- →Collaborating with other hospital and MH&BS programs and staff to ensure holistic, patient-centered care.
- →Demonstrating mastery of the theories, principles, concepts, and methodologies of clinical psychiatric practice.
- →Exercising sound judgment in selecting and/or adapting standard and accepted theories, techniques, and practices when treating patients and prescribing medications.
- →Completing all required clinical documentation-including progress notes, treatment plans, clinical reminders, History and Physical examinations, and various risk assessments-in a timely manner (per hospital and MH&BS SOPs) within the electronic medical record.
- →Completing forms, letters, and other documentation as required for Veterans.
- →Providing clinical consultation to colleagues as needed.
- →Attending team/clinic meetings, MHC staff meetings, and MH&BS general staff meetings.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
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: 379c4315-59e4-4596-9cf6-ef3c17852098
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