FEE BASIS-PSYCHIATRIST

Summary The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a Physician (Psychiatrist). The Psychiatrist will serve within the Psychiatry Service under a fee-for-service appointment. Compensation is based on a predetermined flat fee payment structure. The fee is set prior to the start of the service and cannot be adjusted at the completion of the service under any circumstances. Only one service per day will be compensated. Qualifications To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. Basic Requirements United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA PolicyEducation: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicineThe degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completedLicense: Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of ColumbiaResidency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification(NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completedOR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United StatesOR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiencesExceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as ""Physician Resident Providers"" (PRPs)PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basisPRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privilegedrather - they are to have a ""scope of practice"" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervisionAdditionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPsIn rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such actionLanguage: Proficiency in spoken and written EnglishPreferred Experience/Qualifications: Board Certification in Consultation Liaison PsychiatryTraining/Board Certification in Internal Medicine 1 year Clinical Experience in Emergency Psychiatry 1 year Clinical Experience in Geriatric Psychiatry 1 year Experience with clinical supervision of resident-level trainees Eligibility for Academic appointment through Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Department of PsychiatryReference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/Physical Requirements: Position is in a hospital/clinic settingNormal physical requirements are applicable - i.ewalking - standing - bending - sitting in the performance of dutiesThe Physical Requirements of this position are concerned with the mental and physical ability of the applicant to satisfactorily perform the duties of the proposed assignment and may include requisite laboratory and other screening as required by Federal regulatory agencies. Duties The duties of the Physician (Psychiatrist) include: Providing in-person coverage of consultation-liaison psychiatry serviceProviding new and follow-up consultationsProviding in-person supervision of Emergency Psychiatry residents during shift hoursNo virtual optionsServices provided on site onlyWork Schedule: Fee Basis Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage providedWork Schedule: As neededpossible weekends and holidaysRate: $2 -000.00 flat fee for single service - regardless of patients seenThe fee is set prior to the start of the service and cannot be adjusted under any circumstancesOnly one service per day will be compensated.