Physician (Psychiatry)

About the role

The Miami VA Healthcare System's Mental Health Service is seeking an experienced and dynamic Physician (Psychiatry). Ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program. You must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary provider of psychiatric care for designated patients, which includes psychiatric examination and treatment, coordination of medical care with the patient's Primary Care Provider as needed, and coordination of consultations and referrals of patients to other medical and/or Mental Health (MH) services.
• Supervise medical students, residents and fellows.
• Participate in quality improvement programs including peer reviews, open and closed medical record reviews and utilization reviews, as needed and assigned.
• Coordinate preventive health care needs according to guidelines established by the Department of Veterans Affairs and sound psychiatric practice.
• Maintain an active knowledge of the patient care processes and policies of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the medical center and its clinics.
• Provide services in person, by phone, or through a telemedicine link to adult patients with mental, behavioral, substance use and/or emotional disorders.
• Document responsibility as patient's MH Treatment Coordinator for designated patients as appropriate.
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs).

Requirements

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

Qualifications

• 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 (Psychiatry) to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.)
• Education: 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 an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:
• Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
• Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted.