Physician (Psychiatrist - Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program) EDRP - Recruitment/Relocation

Klickitat Valley Health•Dallas, TX

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About The Position

A full-time position is available for a Psychiatrist in the Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) in the VA North Texas Health Care System - Mental Health Service (VANTHCS MHS) in Dallas - Texas. Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized for highly qualified individual. Education Debt Reduction Program is authorized. The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below. 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 Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in 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 License: 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 (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - 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 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 or fee-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 Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting - 15-44 pounds Moderate carrying - 15-44 pounds Reaching above shoulder Use of fingers Both hands required Walking (8 hours) Both legs required Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4 Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other Both eyes required Hearing (aid may be permitted) Specific hearing requirements Mental and emotional stability. Duties Announcement is extended until 05/08/26 This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until November 07 - 2025 - or until all positions are filled The first cut-off date is October 13 - 2025 Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated After that time - you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period ------

Requirements

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in 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
License: 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 (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - 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 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 or fee-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 Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English

Nice To Haves

ABPN board certified or eligible or anticipated eligibility
Buprenorphine treatment experience
Addiction Psychiatry board certified or eligible or anticipated eligibility

Responsibilities

Providing comprehensive psychiatric medical care (assessment - consultation - treatment) to patients in the RRTP - which is a residential program providing care to Veterans with addictions and substance use disorders
Skilled in general outpatient psychiatry and addiction psychiatry - including diagnostic evaluations - pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy
Competent in the management of individuals with a broad range of clinical problems - including but not limited to substance use disorders - mood - anxiety and psychotic disorders - post-traumatic stress disorder - and psychiatric disorders in the elderly Veteran population
Serves as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary mental health team at the Dallas VA Medical Center as well as the larger combined team of all residential programs at VANTHCS
Encouraged to be involved in medical student - psychiatry resident and addiction psychiatry fellow education
May provide clinical supervision for health care professionals such as Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
May be assigned as formal collaborator for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Benefits

Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized for highly qualified individual.
Education Debt Reduction Program is authorized.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
VHA Physician Total Rewards 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)
Paid Parental Leave: 12 weeks of paid leave for birth of a child - adoption - foster care
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 $2 -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