USAJOBS · 2 months ago
Psychiatrist - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$123K/yr - $315K/yr
5+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Psychiatrist for the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) at the Erie VA Medical Center. The role involves providing comprehensive psychiatric care, including evaluations, treatment planning, and collaboration with care providers to manage patient wellness and illness.
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Responsibilities
Provide medical care and evaluation for psychiatry outpatient and residential care for patients in the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program and Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program
Utilizes advanced practice skills and knowledge in an independent manner in areas outpatient care, education, research and consultation with physician collaboration as needed. Provides healthcare to individuals, families, and groups across the adult life span. This process includes assessment, diagnosis, treatment plan and evaluation
Manages and provides wellness and illness care to assigned group of patients. This includes assessment, diagnosis, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, prescribing medications and treatment plan when applicable and evaluating treatment outcomes
Collaborates with patient and other care providers to evaluate and update changes in the therapeutic plan of care and patient management
Practices in a nonjudgmental, nondiscriminatory manner and is sensitive to diversity
Appropriately documents assessments and interventions
Counsels patients in health promotion/disease prevention strategies
Conduct psychiatric evaluations, including assessment interviews, history and physical exams; lab, imaging, medication and psychotherapy consultation orders, aftercare plans and follow up visits
Provide appropriate follow up care including reassessments of diagnoses and conditions, medication adjustments, and any further tests or consults indicated
Provide mental health education /counseling and brief therapy of patients and their families
Primary responsibility for care of patients when the clinic medical director is absent
Perform examinations and screening scales (such as AIMS, MoCA, HAM-D) and similar non-invasive examinations specific to the ongoing care of psychiatric patients
Ordering appropriate laboratory tests, imaging studies, EKGs (electrocardiograms),and similar noninvasive tests
Answering consults for inpatients on the medical floor when called upon and holding scheduled appointments for outpatients to observe and record patients' medical progress
Evaluates outside consultations presenting to the mental health clinic and determines the appropriate disposition, routing and urgency of those consults
Facilitates access to the mental health clinic medical director and other staff for other Health Care Providers
Participation in regional and national meetings for the advancement of psychiatry and continuing medical education requirements
Qualification
Required
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
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements
Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
You may be required to serve a probationary period
Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement
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
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Successful completion of an approved residency/fellowship training program in psychiatry. The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate provision of psychiatric services in the past 24 months
Preferred
Mental Health
Benefits
Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives
Telework: Available - ad-hoc
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
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)
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)
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