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Physician-Psychiatrist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
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
- →This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS announcement.
- →Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.
- →The incumbent will serve as a Psychiatrist for the Mental Health Care Line and is responsible for the provision of psychiatric evaluations, care and mental health treatment and services for Veterans enrolled in its various components, such as the Inpatient, Outpatient, Subspeciality, Residential, and Intensive Outpatient programs.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be approved for highly qualified candidates Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →Performs psychiatric evaluations, risk assessments, and treatment of patients with mental illnesses and/or problems of personality, behavior, or emotional adjustment.
- →Based on data gathered through primary or adjunctive assessments or tests, plans or recommends appropriate clinical treatment based on precedent and standards of the profession.
- →Develops and implements individualized treatment plans that incorporate pharmacologic, other somatic, and psychotherapeutic modalities for a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses and behavioral presentations.
- →Develops comprehensive treatment plans specific to the patient.
- →The patients assigned often have multiple complicating factors (i.e., physical disabilities, lack of support or resources) or other external or environmental considerations that complicate treatment.
- →Provides or recommends medication treatments, somatic interventions, psychotherapy (e.g., individual, group and/or family), and wellness or psychosocial options (e.g., Whole Health Programming) and uses recognized therapeutic techniques to address complex psychiatric conditions.
- →Promotes, supervises, and/or performs psychotherapy with patients.
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: 45ef19e3-a592-4e0f-a666-3a56437e3bb6
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