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Physician (Psychiatry)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 13 days ago
About the Role
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applicants will be September 11, 2026. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred on an as-needed basis until position is filled.
What You'll Do
- →Not only is San Diego "America's Finest City", but it is also one of the best places to live on the West Coast!
- →San Diego offers miles of beautiful beaches, a thriving culinary scene, an excellent public school system, plenty of family friendly activities and a lower cost of living than San Francisco or Los Angeles!
- →Come discover why San Diego is not just a great place to visit, but the perfect place to call home.
- →The VA San Diego Healthcare System is a leading care provider in Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 (VISN 5), Health Service Area 5.3, which includes VA medical centers and clinics in Arizona, California, and New Mexico.
- →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.
- →Evaluation and treatment of Veterans in the outpatient setting.
- →The psychiatrist must be skilled in psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, integrative mental health modalities, and will provide therapeutic interventions including diagnostic assessments, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders.
- →Ensures practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with TJC, CARF, HIPAA, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, and mandatory continuing education.
- →Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
- →Deliver care in a variety of modalities to include in-person and virtual care.
- →As-needed coverage of other psychiatrists within unit when colleagues are on leave.
- →Participation in Psychiatry call schedule (typically 1 week per year).
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.
- ✓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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Job ID: 46a72199-0472-4338-842d-e6e6c1a25458
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