[Hiring] Physician - Psychiatry @VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System

Role Description

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System is currently hiring one (1) Psychiatry- BHIP that will be 100% virtual. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

Responsibilities:

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• Functions: Clinical Responsibilities: (100%)
• Provides a full range of psychiatric services. Diagnoses mental disorders particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients.
• Provides comprehensive interventions.
• Provides consultation to professional staff within the other specialty programs in the Mental Health Service.
• Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
• Functions independently as a member of the VA ECHCS Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges. Assumes complete professional responsibility for their clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
• Provides outreach services to veterans and family members.
• For Virtual Staff Psychiatrists: Conducts telework appointments either to a clinic (i.e., telehealth) or to the patient's device (i.e., VA Video Connect). Appropriate protocols will be followed, and documentation will be completed.
• Other requirements that are still considered clinical time (where applicable and with various accommodations in caseload volume):
• Assists the program director or coordinator in the design, development, and implementation of clinical programs for a team of treatment providers when called upon to do so and with an attendant reduction in caseload (where applicable).
• Adheres to operational policies and procedures for the treatment team.
• Assists the program director or coordinator in the execution of ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the clinical program.
• Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs to effectively coordinate services.
• Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
• Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures (i.e., entering diagnostic and procedure codes).
• Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the Service Line Director (or designee) and facility Director.
• Attends regular team staff meetings, Mental Health staff meetings, and complies with service peer review procedures.
• Maintains an up-to-date telework agreement (if applicable).
• Other duties as assigned.

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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Preferred Experience:
• Experience providing outpatient psychiatry.
• Experience providing telepsychiatry services.
• Experience working with an interdisciplinary team.
• Board certification in Psychiatry and/or additional relevant fellowship training (examples- addiction, gero).
• Prior VA experience.

Benefits

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized.
• 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 (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.
• CME: Possible $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: Monday- Friday, 8:00am- 4:30pm.