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Physician-Psychiatrist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
Hybrid Fort Wayne, IN $280K – $315K Apply by Sep 29, 2026 Medical Officer ESTJINTJINTPISTJ Healthcare
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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
- →Staff Psychiatrists are ultimately responsible for all aspects of psychiatric care-primarily responsible for timely initial evaluation and management of inpatients and outpatients referred for mental health treatment in all Mental Health Programs.
- →Provides consultation and treatment for inpatients with mental health needs.
- →Outpatient/inpatient consultation includes evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, and management of psychiatric illnesses in any care site.
- →This includes ordering diagnostic test, imaging, examinations, or diagnostic procedures.
- →Staff Psychiatrists prescribe medications.
- →Adheres to VA Policy and is in accordance with VA formulary and State regulations.
- →When on On-Call assignments (Marion/Fort Wayne), Will assume responsibility for psychiatric coverage for Code Orange (behavior emergency) (during administrative tours of duty) and psychiatric on-call services (during irregular tours of duty).
- →In addition to providing direct patient care, also provides patient and family education, staff education, and consults and collaborates with other health care providers.
- →Uses professional standards of care and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities; and adheres to the requirements of this Medical Center and Psychiatry Service standards.
- →Staff psychiatrists are appropriately credentialed and privileged.
- →They participate in various medical center committees, departmental and hospital in-service programs, and educational programs of the department, medical center, and external sources.
- →They are also involved in continuous quality improvement through peer review process.
- →Participate in the planning and implementation of Performance Improvement/QM programs within the mental health service.
- →Involved in formulating and implementation of general policies, procedures, standards and goals and objectives for the mental health service that are consistent with, and supportive of the mission of the Medical Center and VISN 3.
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 evaluation/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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