Physician (Psychiatry)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Tripler Army Medical Center, HI

17h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), Mental Health Psychiatry Services, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The physician provides psychiatric care for children and adolescents and their families across inpatient, consultation-liaison, partial hospitalization, day program, emergency, telepsychiatric, and routine or intensive outpatient settings. Care may include family-based intervention, medication management, individual, group, and family therapy, and follow-up treatment guided by evidence-based medicine.

The role also includes consultation, supervision, and collaboration with other healthcare professionals; participation in Medical Evaluation Boards and professional committees; and training and supervision of psychiatric residents, interns, medical students, psychology interns, and other trainees. The position is mission essential and requires shift work, including coverage during evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. It is based at a tobacco-free workplace.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent degree meeting the specified accreditation or foreign-equivalency requirements.
• Current, active, full, and unrestricted physician license or registration from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.
• At least one year of supervised direct clinical service after obtaining the medical degree, such as an internship or the first year of a residency program at an appropriately accredited institution.
• Successful completion of accredited residency training in psychiatry and equivalent experience and training totaling at least four years; experience cannot substitute for required residency training.
• Ability to meet credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate clinical privileges.
• Obtain and maintain Basic Life Support certification from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Meet suitability requirements for regular contact with children under age 18.
• Comply with the mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and applicable occupational-risk immunization screening, unless exempt.
• Complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
• Meet the requirements of the federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs, including drug testing when warranted.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical authority in psychiatric care for child and adolescent patients and their families.
• Provide inpatient, consultation-liaison, partial hospitalization, day program, emergency psychiatric, telepsychiatric, and outpatient treatment services, including family-based interventions.
• Develop treatment plans and provide medication management and individual, group, and family therapy as appropriate.
• Monitor treatment using evidence-based medicine, adjust treatment, and provide follow-up care for children, adolescents, and families with mental health and behavioral disorders.
• Conduct biopsychosocial evaluations, including family and developmental histories, and integrate psychological testing and clinical observations.
• Prescribe appropriate pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment.
• Collaborate with physicians in other specialties on rare, complicated, and multifaceted cases requiring advanced treatment.
• Provide consultation, supervision, and collaborative medical support to psychologists, advanced practice nurses, social workers, and other healthcare providers.
• Serve on local Medical Evaluation Boards to assess and determine duty.
• Train and supervise psychiatric residents, interns, medical students, psychology interns, and other medical and mental health trainees.
• Recommend improvements to work methods and organizational features through committees or working groups that review treatment guidelines or mental health policy.
• Serve as a member of the professional medical staff and provide advisory and consultative services at local and national meetings, committees, conferences, or boards.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for the employee and family; specific benefits depend on position type.
• Federal employees in Hawaii are currently entitled to an 8.64% Cost of Living Allowance in addition to base salary; subject to change.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

What This Job Offers

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