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Section Chief Physician (Psychiatrist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
The Mental Health Service Line provides care in several psychiatric settings: inpatient units, ambulatory programs, residential program for substance abuse, residential program for PTSD, emergency department, medical-surgical ward psychiatric consultation and geriatrics with extended programs. Psychiatrists within the Mental Health Service are able to perform and teach all of the services required in the practice of psychiatry to psychiatry residents.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Relocation Incentive: May be eligible for a highly qualified candidate.
- →This job requires on site work at the Sgt.
- →Alexander W.
- →Conrad VA Clinic in Gilbert AZ.
- →Routine Duties May Include But Not Limited To The Following: (1) Screen, evaluate, and admit or enroll patient to psychiatry programs.
- →(2) Key psychiatric functions include a full spectrum of diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services provided by qualified interdisciplinary staff in a safe and dignified setting with emphasis on least restrictive approach.
- →These include but are not limited to: a) individual psychotherapy b) crisis intervention c) psycho-pharmacotherapy d) consultation/liaison e) patient education (3) Order diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests, x-rays, electrocardiograms, (EKGs), etc. including HIV tests and evaluate results of such tests.
- →(4) Provide psychiatric on-call coverage.
- →(5) Provide psychiatric Consultation-Liaison coverage, as assigned.
- →(6) Conducting complete psychiatric evaluations (including the mental status evaluation).
- →(7) Prescribe appropriate pharmaceutical agents for smoking cessation.
- →(8) Prescribe Buprenorphine.
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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