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Physician (Psychiatrist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 50 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 (1 to 5 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 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: 43402679-4090-4c1c-9996-bdd16dd398c1
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