Physician-Psychiatirst

Veterans Health Administration • New York, NY

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (NYHHCS), an academic multi-site medical system affiliated with teaching and research programs, is recruiting a full-time psychiatrist for its Primary Care/Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) program at the Manhattan campus. PCMHI integrates mental and behavioral health care into primary care through co-located, collaborative services. It emphasizes early intervention and prevention for mild-to-moderate behavioral health conditions and helps identify and refer veterans to specialty mental health services when needed.

The psychiatrist provides consultative support to primary care providers, including guidance on psychotropic medication use within VA’s stepped mental health care model. While based entirely in the Primary Care clinic, the psychiatrist also manages an outpatient panel from the Mental Health Clinic, treating a wide range of psychiatric disorders primarily through medication management.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an approved institution.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Completion of qualifying residency training in an accredited core specialty program leading to board-certification eligibility, or an applicable alternative training and independent-practice pathway described in the announcement.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Meet VA pre-employment requirements, including applicable drug testing, background/security investigation, physical evaluation, influenza vaccination requirements, and onboarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultative support to primary care providers.
• Guide primary care providers in the use of psychotropic medications as part of VA’s stepped mental health care model.
• Manage an outpatient panel from the Mental Health Clinic, providing primarily medication management for a wide range of psychiatric disorders.
• Work within the Primary Care/Mental Health Integration program to support early intervention and prevention and identify veterans who may need referral to specialty mental health services.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and possible paid CME absence.
• Traditional federal pension and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many programs can be carried into retirement.
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement for full-time, board-certified physicians.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage.
• Potential eligibility for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to program requirements and approval.
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree