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Physician - PTSD Psychiatrist (SIGN ON BONUS)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (with required on-call rotation, which includes nights, weekends and holidays) Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Duties: The Mental Health Service Line provides care in a variety of settings: the inpatient psychiatry unit, the Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment program, the Transitional Residence Program, and multiple specialized outpatient programs.
- →Psychiatrists assigned to the Mental Health Service Line are capable of providing psychiatric care in any of these settings.
- →Provide or assist residents and/or nurse practitioners in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient.
- →Provide appropriate and timely documentation, generally in the form of a staff progress note, in the patient's electronic record.
- →They also cosign resident notes, indicating supervision and concurrence with that note.
- →Are trained in the performance of Electroconvulsive Therapy and supervise residents in same on scheduled basis.
- →Have a tour of duty that includes a 40 hour work week, typically 8:00 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday, but hours could vary, and call as scheduled.
- →Participation in the on-call rotation is required.
- →During any on-call hours, are available for all emergency psychiatric interventions.
- →Are appropriately credentialed and privileged.
- →May be responsible for inpatient or outpatient care, graduate and undergraduate medical education, and scientific research as appropriate.
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: 3cf1b863-27bd-4ccc-8435-dae0b2c0e301
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