Physician (Psychiatrist)
Location: Amarillo Texas
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is presently looking of Physician (Psychiatrist) right now, this career will be placed in Texas. Detailed specification about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 1010617
You could be part of an important initiative to provide mental health care for our nations Veterans!
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be adding approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians - to include nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers as well as nearly 300 support staff to its existing workforce.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs mental health professionals wh! o possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve thos! e who serve our Country. Whatever the job title, every position in VA will give you a chance to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people - our Veterans.
Working for VA is one of the most emotionally satisfying and professionally rewarding ways to dedicate the best within you to your country's service.
If you are transitioning from the military or a Veteran already, we invite you to explore the benefits of continuing your career at the VA. The VA is committed to hiring Veterans.
The VA is much more than just another employer. It is an honorable, open and welcoming community of those who care. Gratitude is our motivation and service is our mission. The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department. The five Core Values define "who we are," our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries. The Values are Integrity, Commitment, Advocac! y, Respect and Excellence ("I CARE").
America's Veterans need you!
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply
You could be
the Coordinating Psychiatrist for a newly developed interdisciplinary
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder team! A rich career development opportunity
for the right psychiatrist with an interest in working closely with a team of
psychologists, clinical social workers, and other therapist to provide
state-of-the-art evidence-based care to AmericaÂ's heroes. The team will
also coordinate Military Sexual Trauma services. There will also be
teaching opportunities and a Texas Tech Medical School faculty appointment for
the selected excellent candidate.
A RECRUITMENT OR RELOCATION INCENTIVE MAY BE AUTHORIZED
The applicant(s) selected for this position will be eligible to apply for an education loan reimbursement award under the provisions of the Education Debt Reduction Program.
TRAVEL! REQUIRED
Not Required RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
Yes
Relocation! expenses are authorized KEY REQUIREMENTS
Must pass pre-employment examination
English Language Proficiency required
Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required
Background and-or Security Investigation required DUTIES:
The incumbent will be a Coordinating
Psychiatrist for a newly developed interdisciplinary Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder team. The psychiatrist will admit, evaluate, diagnose, treat, provide consultation and perform history and physical examinations to adult patients presenting with mental, behavioral, addictive or emotional disorders, utilizing all forms of psychological and socal treatment including medications. Privileges include providing consultation with physicians in other fields regarding mental, behavioral or emotional disorders, pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, family therapy, behavior modification, consultation to the courts, and emergency psychiatry as well as the ordering of diagnostic, laboratory tes! ts, and presribe medications.
Tour of Duty: M-F days with on-call
Pay will be commensurate with training, experience, and market.
A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
First consideration will be given to applications received early. Applicants who apply by 12/23/13 will be referred first. Additional applications will be referred as additional vacancies occur
AVAHCS currently offers general medical and surgery inpatient
care, day surgery, long term care, home based primary care and specialty care,
mental health services including substance abuse treatment, homeless services
and an OEF/OIF program to a population of 64,400 veterans in a primary service
area that covers counties in the Texas Panhandle, northern Oklahoma Panhandle
and eastern New Mexico. We are a level 2 facility serving 25,602 unique
Veterans. In FY12, there were 2,315 inpatients treated and 264,380 outpatient
visits! . There are currently 45 total operating hospital beds, which includes ! 14
ICU beds and 120 operating community living center beds. The FY13 annual budget
is $180+million. Our facility provides an active teaching environment for
medical students and residents through a formal affiliation with Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center. The rotation includes approximately 50
residents in Internal Medicine, Family Practice, and Specialty Care. Other
affiliations provide a variety of educational opportunities in pharmacy,
optometry, nursing and various allied health programs.
Amarillo has something for everyone;
Arts & Culture, family fun, heritage/history, and outdoor adventures.
Amarillo centrally located from skiing the New Mexico and Colorado Mountains,
as well as being centrally located to Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Albuquerque
NM, Denver CO and Oklahoma City, OK. Amarillo residents enjoy big city life
with small town atmosphere with a low cost of living and no state income tax.
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QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
A. Citizenship: Citizenship of the United States.
B. Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
C. Licensure and Registration: Unrestricted licensure as a physician in any state or territory.
D. Board Certification: Board certified/eligible in Psychiatry.
E. First-Year Residency (Internship): Completed a first-year residency, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which it was completed.
To be eligible to apply for core privileges in Psychiatry, the following criteria must be met; Current certification or active participation in the examination process leading t! o certification in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and N! eurology or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry; OR, successful completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or American Osteopathic Association accredited post-graduate training program in psychiatry; OR, be grandfather in from previous experience, AND, applicants for initial appointment must be able to demonstrate the provision of inpatient, outpatient, or consultative services for at least 200 patients during the past 12 months, or demonstrate successful completion of a hospital-affiliated accredited residency, special clinical fellowhip or research.
Psychiatry Core Privileges --Admit, evaluate, diagnose, treat, provide consultation and perform history and physical examinations to adult patients presenting with mental, behavioral, addictive or emotional disorders, utilizing all forms of psychological and socal treatment including medications. Privileges include providing consultation with physicians in other fields! regarding mental, behavioral or emotional disorders, pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, family therapy, behavior modification, consultation to the courts, and emergency psychiatry as well as the ordering of diagnostic, laboratory tests, and presribe medications.
Applicant's education and length of practice (experience) will be considered by a Compensation Panel in determining the salary of the applicant selected.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Applicants must, therefore, only report attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://ww! w.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html . All education claimed by app! licants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. *** If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. ***
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx . HOW YOU WIL! L BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome. BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www4.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp . OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in ! the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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