Physician - Psychiatry

About the role

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient care for Veterans in the Clearlake and Santa Rosa Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)
• Participate in an effective clinical program with attention to patient outcome indicators
• PRACTICE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF ASSIGNED PRIVILEGES
• Comply with the bylaws, rules and regulations of the facility and agency
• MEDICAL STAFF CRITERIA FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT - INCLUDING ONGOING CME
• Comply with prescribed record keeping practices in accordance with the rules, regulations and bylaws
• Comply with prescribed information security policy and procedures
• WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH PATIENTS, FAMILIES, STAFF, CO-WORKERS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
• PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULED MEETINGS
• COMPLY WITH ASSIGNED PEER REVIEWS AND MAINTAINING QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS
• COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNED HEALTH RECORD REVIEWS, PEER REVIEWS, ETC. - WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED TIMEFRAMES
• ADDITIONAL DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Requirements

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.

Qualifications

• 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
• (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 completed
• (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 States
• (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 experiences
• Exceptions: 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 basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged rather - they are to have a ""scope of practice"" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• In 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 action
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Board eligibility or board certification in Psychiatry

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package including:

• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Work Schedule: through Friday - 8am - 4:30pm
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
• Educational Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized
• Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

Pay

Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases

Schedule

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 (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME

Reimbursement for CME possible - must be full-time with board certification