Physician - Psychiatrist

About the role

The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (NYHHCS) is a multi-site medical system that includes a major medical facility in Manhattan, Brooklyn, St. Albans campus in Queens, and two Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). VA NYHHCS is an academic facility with teaching and research programs.

This position is located in the Mental Health (MH) Service of VA NY Harbor at the Manhattan or Brooklyn Campus. This position is primarily located in the ambulatory care program of the Mental Health Service.

Responsibilities

Provides psychiatric care to a panel of outpatients in the MH clinic. This includes the following activities:

• Conduct psychiatric assessment and evaluation on new patients
• Provides ongoing medication management for patients in the providers panel
• Meaningfully participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings

Additional responsibilities include those generic to members of the psychiatry attending staff in the MH Service at the Manhattan or Brooklyn campus:

• Completion of peer reviews when requested
• Coverage in the ED during WHEN hours in the absence of a moonlighter, as assigned.
• Compliance with the bylaws of the organized medical staff of VANYHHS.
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.
• 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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.