What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatrist (Chief - Residential Rehabilitation & Treatment Program) position at Oregon Medical Association?
Summary
Contract Buy Out Program : This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP) - this authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements - loan repayments - sign-on bonus contracts - Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural / highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (min 4 yrs). For additional information & eligibility requirements contact the VHA Contract Buy Out Program Manager - vacontractbuyoutprog@va.gov
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
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
- Additional Requirement : Minimum one (1) year of leadership - either leading people or overseeing a program
- Completed an accredited Psychiatry Residency
- Preferred Experience : Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Minimum of one (1) year clinical experience in performing clinical diagnostic evaluation and formulating treatment plans for psychiatric patients in inpatient and outpatient settings
- Experience prescribing medications
- Coordinating medical care for behavioral health patients with primary care or specialty medical / surgical colleagues
- Experience coordinating the admission and discharge of patients
- Collaborating with behavioral health positions
- Physical Requirements : Light lifting and carrying (under 15 pounds)
- Walking and standing
- Specific visual requirement (see computer screen)
- Hearing (aid permitted)
- Environmental Factors : Working closely with others
- Working alone.
Duties
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Salary : $1,000
