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Physician (Section Chief Psychiatrist) Mental Health Service
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
Hybrid Asheville, NC $200K – $335K Apply by Sep 30, 2026 Medical Officer ESTJINFJINTJINTP Healthcare
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Psychiatrist within Mental Health Service who performs duties as a Section Chief. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for Highly Qualified Applicants. This is an Open-Continuous announcement that will remain open until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed in the order received and will be sent to the hiring manager for consideration.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Duties include but are not limited to the following: Mental.
- →Health Service is divided generally into Sections to include Inpatient, Residential, Outpatient and Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI).
- →Each section is supervised by a MHS Section Chief who is a Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) who also provides direct care to Veterans while he/she ensures the following general administrative functions: Provide for quality and safety of the bare, treatment, and services provided by the Section in MH Service.
- →This requires ongoing monitoring and evaluation of quality and safety, (including access, efficiency, and effectiveness); appropriateness of care and treatment provided to patients (including that provided under temporary privileges or emergency care absent privileges); patient satisfaction activities; patient safety and risk management activities; and utilization management.
- →Assist in identification of important aspects of care for the Section, identification of indicators used to measure and assess important aspects of care, and evaluation of the quality and appropriateness of care.
- →Utilize VHA performance measures and monitors as a basis for assessing the quality, timeliness, efficiency, and safety of Service activities.
- →Maintain. records of meetings that include reports of conclusions, data, recommendations, responsible person, actions taken, and an evaluation of effectiveness of actions taken as appropriate.
- →Develop criteria for recommending clinical privileges for LIP and scopes for non-LIP as appropriate for members of that Section in MH Service and ensure that ongoing professional practice evaluation is continuously performed and results are utilized at the time of re-privileging.
- →Define and/or develop clinical privilege statements for staff in his/her Section including levels (or categories) of care that include all requirements of VHA Handbook 1100.19, Credentialing and Privileging.
- →Develop policies and procedures to ensure effective management, ethics, safety, communication, and quality within the Section and between MH Service Sections and Services as appropriate.
- →Review, at least annually, privilege templates for each Service and make recommendations to the Chief, MHS for modifications as needed.
- →Performs other duties as assigned.
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.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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