Physician (Psychiatrist)

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 Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The 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 completed
• 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 Columbia
• Residency 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

Preferred Experience

• Board certified in Psychiatry

Physical Requirements

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service.

Pay

Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases

Paid Time Off

50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care

Licensure

• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME

Optional $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice

Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract

No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule

8:00 am to 4:30 pm M-F

Bargaining Unit

This position is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position.