Psychiatrist
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Marion
Posted on: August 6, 2022
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Job Description:
Summary
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program
(EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet
specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA
policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of
appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and
eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA
Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete
review of the EDRP application. Learn more.
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Overview
* Accepting applications
* Open & closing dates
10/06/2021 to 10/01/2022
* Salary
$220,000 - $260,000 per year
Education and length of practice are considered through a formal
pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base
Pay + Market Pay)
* Pay scale & grade
VM 15
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
* Marion, IL 1 vacancy
* Telework eligible
No
* Travel Required
Not required
* Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
* Appointment type
Permanent
* Work schedule
Full-time
* Service
Excepted
* Promotion potential
15
* Job family (Series)
0602 Medical Officer
* Supervisory status
No
* Security clearance
Not Required
* Drug test
Yes
* Announcement number
CBSS-11241917-21-AW
* Control number
616639000
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This job is open to
* The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the
U.S.
Clarification from the agency
All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens
but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to
recruit qualified citizens.
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Duties
Become a member of a team providing compassionate health care to
our Veterans. The Marion VA is a proud service provider to 43,722
Veterans annually in 27 counties in Southern Illinois, 8 counties
in Southwestern Indiana, and 17 counties in Northwest Kentucky. We
are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity available for a
PSYCHIATRIST to join the Behavioral Medicine Service team at the
Marion VA Health Care Center. This position will be located at the
Marion VA Health Care Center, Marion, IL.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician
Total Rewards.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):
Repayment of student loans over a 5-year period, up to
$200,000.
EDRP Authorized: Contact Audrey West, the EDRP Coordinator for
questions/assistance at 618-997-5311, extension 54093 or
Audrey.West@va.gov.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary
increases
Paid Time Off: 49-54 days of annual paid time offer per year (26
days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 10 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
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage
provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant
restriction on moonlighting
The incumbent is assigned to Behavioral Medicine Service at Marion,
Illinois VA Health Care System as a member of the Consultation
Liaison Team (CLT).
Duties will include consultation liaison services for Marion, IL
VAMC inpatients, Emergency Room (ER) patients, Residential
Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP)and Community Living Center
(CLC) patients. Incumbent duties will also include providing
general clinical psychiatric services to Veterans, including
on-call, walk in, and Video Teleconferencing (CVT, VVC) services to
include Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC\s) locations
outside assigned duty station. These duties include general
psychiatric care of adult Veterans and may include, but are not
limited to, conducting diagnostic evaluations, psychiatric
consults, medication management, and individual or group
psychotherapy. Psychiatrist may be expected to provide direct
clinical consultation to multi-disciplinary staff, some at multiple
sites, as appropriate. The Psychiatrist will be a psychiatric
provider for the Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR)
program and will provide coverage for the Substance Use Disorder
(SUD) and Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary (BHIP) team as
appropriate.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm with on-call and
weekends if necessary.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
* U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is
not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA
Policy.
* All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a
testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for
illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be
tested will be denied employment with VA.
* Selective Service Registration is required for males born after
12/31/1959
* You may be required to serve a probationary period
* Subject to a background/security investigation
* Must be proficient in written and spoken English
* Selected applicants will be required to complete an online
onboarding process
* Must pass pre-employment physical examination
* Participation in the seasonal influenza and Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination programs are requirements for all
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Qualifications
Applicants pending the completion of educational or
certification/licensure requirements may be referred and
tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements
are met.
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 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. (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.
* Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Preferred Experience: Board Certification preferred, Board Eligible
considered.
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II,
Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in
the local Human Resources Office.
Physical Requirements: This position requires a pre-employment
physical. Requires lifting 15-44 pounds; pushing (approx. 2 hours);
reaching above shoulder; use of fingers and both hands; walking and
standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling. Ability for rapid mental and
muscular coordination simultaneously. Near vision correctable at
13\" to 16\" to Jaeger 1 to 4. Far visions correctable in one eye
to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other. Must have depth perception and
ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors. Hearing
aid is permitted.
Education
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 an institution
whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course
of study was completed. Approved schools are:
* Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on
Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was
granted, or
* Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on
Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic
Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
* For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above,
facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for
Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met
requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG
certificate, if claimed by the applicant. (If the applicant does
not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must s
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